Unusual carotid syndromes

JP Mohr chapter, Barnett book.

Opticocerebral syndrome (combined) is very rare, less than .5% in Bogousslavsky's series.

TMB-- usually does not occur with finding of cholesterol emboli (hollenhorst plaques).

CRAO has associated carotid appropriate pathology 50-70 % of time. TIA's are common

Ischemic optic neuropathy-- findings include RAPD, neovascularization. (rebeosis iridis) , secondary glaucoma, proliferative retinopathy, microaneurysms, flame shaped hemorrhages, venous stasis, optic atrophy.

Migraine variant= Raeder syndrome= pericarotid syndrome--facial pain and ipsilateral oculosympathetic effect.