Management of carotid disease in acute phase of stroke:: national opinion

The Brazilian Stroke Society constituted a committee composed by specialists from different areas of Brazil that emitted a viewpoint called "National Opinion", in a consensus pattern. The study purpose is to guide and offer subsidies for diagnosis and therapeutical plans for different situations in cerebrovascular disease The present article analyzes "carotid disease in the acute phase of stroke", approaching separately the following topics: methods for detection of carotid stenosis in acute phase; when and how intervene on the carotid during the acute phase; clinical treatment and inflammatory markers. Comments based on literature and participants personal opinion are described, and conclusion are the group opinion.