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According to recent studies (Sandok et al. [1], 1982; Wolf et al. [2], 1981) 4% of persons over 45 years of age have cervical bruits and in the age group 65–79 there is a 7% prevalence. In patients with TIA and carotid bruits 75% are associated with stenotic lesions of the carotid arteries (David et al. [3]. It is therefore important that the noninvasive examinations for cerebrovascular abnormalities begin with a careful auscultation of the head, neck, and chest in order to guide the examination to assure localization of the source.
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Spencer, M.P. (1987). Vascular bruits. In: Spencer, M.P. (eds) Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4305-6_10
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