[The clinical picture of stenosis and occlusion of the extracranial cerebral arteries].

The authors report a clinical analysis of 200 cases of various forms of stenosis and occlusion of the extracranial arteries supplying the brain. The cases were collected in a period of 15 years. Follow-up investigations were conducted in 100 conservatively treated patients and 100 surgically treated ones. Syndromes of cerebral, ophthalmic, trophic and vascular signs are described, their incidence is discussed and the most salient features are emphasized.