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99% of the time it's not. The only danger is IF the clot was close to the beginning of the artery and clot moved into the internal carotid, it COULD cause a stroke. The vast majority of the time, we ignore narrowings in the external carotid.
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∙ 14y agoA Blood clot formation in any part of the carotid arteries may produce carotid stenosis; occlusion of the vessel and can cause transient ischemic attack, cerebral infarction etc.,
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