Chamorro Sanchez A, Varela de Seijas E, Matesanz Matesanz J, Trapero V L
Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Stroke. 1988 Jan;19(1):102-3. doi: 10.1161/01.str.19.1.102.
Carotid body tumors are an unusual cause of transient ischemic attacks. The cases reported in the literature have been limited to the postoperative period. We report a patient with bilateral carotid body tumors and transient ischemic attacks as the presenting syndrome. A low-perfusion state could explain his symptomatology.