Abstract
We report the case of an 83-year-old man with recurrent orthostatic transient ischemic attacks despite anticoagulation and crystalloid therapy. An initial cerebral angiogram revealed a nearly occluded right carotid artery with a string sign. Following aggressive volume expansion with albumin, the patient became asymptomatic. A second angiogram demonstrated the resolution of the carotid string sign and unmasked a high-grade, very tight, surgically approachable stenosis. The role of a high intravascular volume status is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1267-1270 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Stroke |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1989 |