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Stroke, Vol 19, 102-103, Copyright © 1988 by American Heart Association

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Carotid body tumor: unusual cause of transient ischemic attacks

A Chamorro Sanchez, E Varela de Seijas, J Matesanz Matesanz and VL Trapero
Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.

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.

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