Hemorrhagic transformation of cardioembolic stroke.

2. Two patients had amaurosis fugax attacks of the right eye, and five reported brainstem TIAs. 3. Blood pressure was measured bilaterally, with significant differences found in eight patients. In six patients with bilateral subclavian steal, no differences were seen. 4. After surgery, the TIAs stopped. 5. Among the 10 operated patients, seven were symptomatic. Three asymptomatic patients underwent surgery prior to aortocoronary bypass surgery during the same thoracotomy. W. Rautenberg, MD M. Hennerici, MD Universitdt Diisseldorf Medizinische Einrichtungen Neurologische Klinik Diisseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany