Table 2:

Detailed demographic and imaging/clinical features, including work-up, of patients with positive carotid webs in the cryptogenic stroke populationa

Patient No.EthnicityStroke LocationThrombus LocationWeb LocationWork-Up MethodsbManagement after Initial EventRecurrent Stroke
1WhiteNear complete right MCA territory infarctionRight M1Bilateral1–3cSupportive careNo
2African AmericanNear complete right MCA territory infarctionRight M1Right1–3cClot retrievalNo
3African AmericanRight basal ganglia and temporal lobe infarctsRight distal M1/proximal M2Right1–3Supportive careNo
4African AmericanNear complete left MCA territory infarctionLeft distal M1/proximal M2Bilateral1–3Supportive careYes, multiple recurrent
5African AmericanNear complete left MCA territory infarctionLeft M1Bilateral1–3cClot retrieval, then CEAN/A
6African AmericanLeft basal ganglia and insular cortex infarctsLeft M2Left1–3Supportive care, then CEAN/A
7African AmericanLeft basal ganglia and insular cortex infarctsLeft M2Left1–3Supportive careNo
  • Note:—CEA indicates carotid endarterectomy; M1, segment from the origin to the bifurcation/trifurcation of the MCA; M2, segment from the MCA bifurcation/trifurcation to the insular circular sulcus; N/A, no follow-up available.

  • a Patient ages ranged from 30–48 years, composed of 6 women and 1 man.

  • b Work-up of patients with carotid web: 1, echocardiogram; 2, cardiac telemetry; 3, cross-sectional head/neck vascular imaging.

  • c Interventional head/neck angiogram also performed.