title: Carotid body tumor: unusual cause of transient ischemic attacks.
abstract: Carotid body tumors are an unusual cause of transient ischemic attacks. The cases reported in the literature have been limited to the postoperative period. We report a patient with bilateral carotid body tumors and transient ischemic attacks as the presenting syndrome. A low-perfusion state could explain his symptomatology.
authors.affiliation: Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chamorro Sanchez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Varela de Seijas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matesanz Matesanz
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Trapero
mesh_terms: D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged