Carotid Artery Disease stops the blood flow to the brain, which causes stroke. The change in sound of the blood flow can be slightly alarming, as it is a sign that your brain is not getting sufficient oxygen rich blood.

1. Symptoms that can lead to a stroke – Carotid Artery Disease
CarotidArteryDisease isfatal conditionif notdiagnosedearly.CarotidArteryDisease stopsthe blood
flowtothe brain,whichcausesstroke.A doctorcan keeparegularcheck onthisdisease bychecking
regularlythe flowof bloodthroughthe carotidarterieswiththe helpof astethoscope.The change in
soundof the bloodflowcanbe slightlyalarming,asitisa signthat your brainisnot gettingsufficient
oxygenrichblood.Furtherdiagnosticandscreeningtestscanconfirmthe presence of carotid artery
disease.
There are manysymptomsthatsignal that youmightbe having carotid artery disease like:
 Difficultyinswallowing
 Suddenlossof visioninone orboth eyes,orblurryvision
 Slurryspeechandlossof speechinsome cases
 Loss of balance or difficultyinwalking
 Numbnessinone side of the handor leg,usuallyone side of the body
 Severe headache,confusions,nauseaanddizziness
There are several diagnosticandscreeningteststhatcanconfirmcarotidarterydisease.The most
commonscreeningtests are the ultrasoundof the carotidarterythat showsimagesof the artery and
the flowof blood.Furtherinvestigationsinclude CATscansandMRI scansthat provide imagesand
extensive information of the type of clotinthe artery.CATscan and MRI scansare usuallydone afterthe
patienthashad a TIA stroke.There are certaininvasive testsalsodone,inordertoevaluate the extent
of blockagesandtodetermine the planof actioninorderto treatthe blocksinthe arteries.