Why the study?
What is the prevalence of extracranial carotid stenosis in patients with lacunar versus nonlacunar stroke?
What is the prevalence of extracranial carotid stenosis in patients with lacunar versus nonlacunar stroke?
Important carotid stenosis is infrequent among patients presenting with a clinical syndrome of lacunar stroke, which may impact decisions regarding cerebrovascular work-up.
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May limit routine carotid imaging in lacunar stroke; leaves open whether selective evaluation improves outcomes.
Tegeler et al. (1991) studied this question.
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