Abstract
Debate is ongoing regarding whether carotid web (CW)—a type of fibromuscular dysplasia of the intima—can cause brain embolization and, thereby, ischemic stroke. Sole medical treatment of the condition has been associated with high recurrence rates. Studies have shown a strong association with cryptogenic or occult ipsilateral ischemic stroke through embolization, with a high number of patients of African descendant included in reported case series.1-3
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