Avsmalning eller tillsnörning av den gemensamma, interna eller externa halsartären, oftast till följd av aterosklerotisk plackbildning. Förkalkningarna kan bli såriga och leda till blodproppsbildning. De trombocyt- eller kolesterolproppar som bildas kan ge upphov till övergående ischemisk attack eller stroke. Proppar som vandrar till ögat kan orsaka amaurosis fugax (flyktig amauros; tillfällig syn nedsättning).
Narrowing or stricture of any part of the CAROTID ARTERIES, most often due to atherosclerotic plaque formation. Ulcerations may form in atherosclerotic plaques and induce THROMBUS formation. Platelet or cholesterol emboli may arise from stenotic carotid lesions and induce a TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; or temporary blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp 822-3)
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