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Case Report

Common Carotid Artery Occlusion Presenting with Recurrent Syncopal Episodes

by
Imran Kader
*,
Steven M. Jones
,
Catherine Harrison
,
Ferdinand Miteff
and
Senthil Kumar
Department of Vascular Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Neurol. Int. 2016, 8(4), 6822; https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2016.6822
Submission received: 4 August 2016 / Revised: 24 October 2016 / Accepted: 27 November 2016 / Published: 5 January 2017

Abstract

Symptomatic common carotid artery (CCA) occlusion is an uncommon occurrence that may require surgical intervention. We aim to describe a case of CCA occlusion that presented with the unusual symptom of recurrent syncope. A 69-year-old lady presented with a history of recurrent syncopal episodes and amaurosis fugax associated with left leg weakness. She was found to have a right CCA occlusion on duplex ultrasound and angiography. She underwent a right common carotid endarterectomy and intraoperative findings revealed a heavily calcified plaque in the CCA just proximal to the bifurcation with organised thrombus filling the CCA proximally. CCA occlusion can rarely present with recurrent syncopal episodes. Surgery may be curative.

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Kader, I.; Jones, S.M.; Harrison, C.; Miteff, F.; Kumar, S. Common Carotid Artery Occlusion Presenting with Recurrent Syncopal Episodes. Neurol. Int. 2016, 8, 6822. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2016.6822

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Kader I, Jones SM, Harrison C, Miteff F, Kumar S. Common Carotid Artery Occlusion Presenting with Recurrent Syncopal Episodes. Neurology International. 2016; 8(4):6822. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2016.6822

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Kader, Imran, Steven M. Jones, Catherine Harrison, Ferdinand Miteff, and Senthil Kumar. 2016. "Common Carotid Artery Occlusion Presenting with Recurrent Syncopal Episodes" Neurology International 8, no. 4: 6822. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2016.6822

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