Roussopoulou A, Lazaris A, Tsivgoulis G, et al. - Individuals with non-disabling (mRS ≤ 2) acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack because of symptomatic carotid artery stenosis (sCAS) (≥ 70%) underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA) at three stroke-centers during a seven-year period in order to record the rate of perioperative neck hematoma (PNH) in sCAS people treated with CEA within the first 14 days of cerebrovascular symptom onset and to recognize potential predictors of this complication. A total of 280 individuals with sCAS underwent CEA within 14 days of ictus. PNH was uncommon amongst people with sCAS that were operated during the first 14 days of ictus. Nevertheless, pretreatment with TA seemed to be related to a greater risk of PNH.