Ischemic stroke secondary to self-inflicted carotid sinus massage: a case report

Abstract Background The risk of stroke after carotid sinus massage is greater if there is preexisting carotid stenosis or carotid plaques. We present the case of a patient with underlying 40% carotid stenosis, who developed a watershed stroke after a self-neck massage in our stroke unit. We show a w...

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Main Authors: Edgar R. Lopez-Navarro, Götz Greif, Carl-Albrecht Haensch, Adrian Ringelstein, Robert Larbig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02680-1