PATHOLOGIC TORTUOSITY OF CAROTID ARTERIES: BACKGROUND, ETIOLOGY, PREVALENCE, CLASSIFICATION (literature review)

Abstract

The pathology of extracranial arteries plays a significant part in the structure of diseases causing cerebrovascular insufficiency. The article deals with the historical aspects of the treatment and study of carotid artery tortuosity. It describes the questions of etiology and assesses the role of different factors in development of the artery tortuosity. The problems of the study of the carotid artery tortuosity prevalence in population and symptomatic patients, terminology and classification aspects are also covered in this review.