Carotid string sign is not necessarily a functional occlusion: admit, anticoagulate, and revascularize urgently.
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology; D010343:Patient Admission; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
D000925:Anticoagulants