Carotid plaque is often detected by vascular ultrasound and can be asymptomatic in mild cases, whereas symptoms may appear when carotid plaque leads to stenosis of the blood vessel to a certain extent. In addition, carotid plaque can be secondary to plaque rupture, dislodgement, appendage thrombosis, and cerebral infarction.
When carotid plaque causes blood vessel narrowing to a certain degree, patients may experience dizziness, lightheadedness, tinnitus, memory loss, insomnia, excessive dreaming, vision loss, hemianopsia, black blindness, and other manifestations.
If the plaque ruptures and produces a wall-attached thrombus, and then when the wall-attached thrombus is dislodged, it will lead to cerebral infarction. Patients may show symptoms such as hemiplegia, hemiplegia, aphasia, tilted mouth, etc. In severe cases, coma may occur.
Carotid plaques occur in people with high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, smoking and obesity. If you are diagnosed with carotid plaque, you should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment to avoid delaying your condition.