Prospective Analysis of Complications of Catheter Cerebral Angiography in the Digital Subtraction Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Era
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- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Japan Neurosurgical Society in Neurologia medico-chirurgica
- Vol. 38 (9) , 534-540
- https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.38.534
Abstract
Permanent and temporary neurological complications of catheter cerebral angiography were prospectively evaluated in 500 consecutive diagnostic cerebral angiographic procedures, 268 performed on 213 males and 232 on 175 females. Complications were divided into permanent (> 1 week), reversible (≤ 1 week, > 24 hours), and temporary (≤ 24 hours). There were four permanent (0.8%), one reversible (0.2%), and nine temporary neurological complications (1.8%). There was no death. With the correct selection of patients, catheter cerebral angiography is considered to be safe with acceptable rates of complications.Keywords
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