Carotid Artery Atheromatosis Detected With Doppler Ultrasonography In Patients With Normal Tension Glaucoma

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Authors

  • Alberto Cuñat-Romero Radiology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Cristina Parrilla-Muñoz Radiology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Tatiana Serna-Castro Radiology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Susanie Flores-Casaperalta Radiology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Marcelo Rengel-Ruiz Radiology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Cecilia Rubio-Maicas Radiology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/NOJ-3-120

Keywords:

Normal tension glaucoma, Carotid artery atheromatosis, US-Doppler

Abstract

Normal Tension Glaucoma (NTG) is an optic progressive neuropathy with intraocular pressures <21 mmHg. It is a disease with multifactorial proposed pathogenetic mechanisms, one of them being intracranial or systemic vasculopathy. Seventy-seven percent of patients with NTG showed some degree of carotid atheromatosis when scanned with carotid US-Doppler. Six percent of patients showed significant burden to carotid blood flow.

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2016-02-23

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Alberto Cuñat-Romero, Cristina Parrilla-Muñoz, Tatiana Serna-Castro, Susanie Flores-Casaperalta, Marcelo Rengel-Ruiz, & Cecilia Rubio-Maicas. (2016). Carotid Artery Atheromatosis Detected With Doppler Ultrasonography In Patients With Normal Tension Glaucoma. Neuro, 3(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.17140/NOJ-3-120

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Volume 3 Issue 1 2016

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