[FLIGHT CERTIFICATION OF CIVILIAN PILOTS FOLLOWING SURGERY OF BRACHIOCEPHALIC ATHEROSCLEROTIC STENOSES].

The paper presents cases of surgery of brachiocephalic atherosclerotic lesions with asymptomatic stenosis in civilian pilots reviewed by a Flight Certification Board. Cerebrovascular diseases varying in their clinical presentation (syncopes, transitory ischemic attacks or strokes) may culminate in acute conditions and, consequently, threaten flight safety. There is an exigent need of law-guided regulations for flight certification boards on how to manage cases of pilots with a history of cerebrovascular disease.