May 10, 2021

Assessment of Recurrent Stroke Risk in Patients With a Carotid Web

JAMA neurology
Valeria Guglielmi, Kars C J Compagne, Amir Hossein Sarrami, Wouter M Sluis, Lucie A van den Berg, Pieter M van der Sluijs, Daniel M Mandell, Aad van der Lugt, Yvo B W E M Roos, Charles B L M Majoie, Diederik W J Dippel, Bart J Emmer, Adriaan C G M van Es, Jonathan M Coutinho, MR CLEAN trial and MR CLEAN Registry Investigators
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this study, 1 of 6 patients with a symptomatic CW had a recurrent stroke within 2 years, suggesting that medical management alone may not provide sufficient protection for patients with CW.