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Ischemic stroke secondary to self-inflicted carotid sinus massage: a case report
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 well-docu...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7901106/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33618738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02680-1 |