CEREBROVASCULAR OCCLUSIVE DISEASE - EXPERIENCE WITH PANARTERIOGRAPHY IN 300 CONSECUTIVE CASES

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  • 1 January 1965
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 103  (5) , 321-+
Abstract
The present technique consist of preliminary visualization of the aortic arch and the major extra-cranial branches, followed by selective study of the subclavian and carotid arteries as necessary for evaluation of the intracranial circulation. Nine major complications occurred. Two patients died after angiography and 7 had major neurological deficits persisting for more than 24 hours. Three of these patients had permanent damage, but 4 recovered completely. One-third of the patients had extracranial disease and 1/3 had intra-cranial disease. No significant lesion was found in the remainder. In the 212 patients with lesions, multiple lesions were common, the average being 3. Six patients had brain tumors and 5 had aneurysms.