Clinical technique for identification of external carotid bruits

Neurology. 1981 Jun;31(6):744-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.31.6.744.

Abstract

A 66-year-old woman had an asymptomatic bruit over the right carotid bifurcation. Carotid Doppler and real-time ultrasound studies demonstrated an isolated 50 to 75% stenosis of the right external carotid artery. We devised a simple maneuver to determine which artery, internal or external carotid, caused the bruit.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / etiology
  • Carotid Artery, External
  • Carotid Artery, Internal
  • Constriction, Pathologic / complications
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Heart Auscultation*
  • Humans