TABLE 1:

Clinical characteristics

PtAge/SexMalignancyInterval (years)Neurological SymptomsRadical Neck DissectionPrior CEA (months before stenting)Other Vessel Occlusions*
162/FParotid3TIAYesNoLICA
261/MLaryngeal15StrokeYesNoRICA, R vert
357/MPituitary22TIANoBilateral (2)
468/FThyroid21TIAYesNo
566/MHead and neck17TIAYesNo
668/MOral1NoneYesContralateral (13)
777/MLaryngeal5TIAYesNo
876/FGlomus tumor1NoneNoBilateral (60)L vert
968/MOral12TIANoNo
1068/MLymphoma3StrokeNoNo
1156/MTonsilar4TIAYesNo
1256/MHead and neck2TIAYesNo
1354/FLymphoma23NoneNoNo
1452/MLaryngeal1SyncopeYesNoR vert
1573/MHead and neck7TIAYesNoL vert
1679/FHead and neck3–13NoneYesContralateral (83)
  • Note.—Pt indicates patient; Interval, time from radiation therapy to neurological symptoms; CEA, carotid endarterectomy; TIA, transient ischemic attack; R, right; L, left; ICA, internal carotid artery; vert, vertebral artery.

  • * Untreated.