WE have recently studied 2 patients with symptoms of cerebral ischemia in whom a reversal of blood flow through the left vertebral artery was demonstrated. In both cases the anatomic lesion producing ...
IN modern civilizations an enormous toll of suffering and death is exacted by local disorders of brain blood flow. Regional hemodynamic failure, with unique rapidity, produces anoxic devastation in ...
Centrally located in the brain, the posterior cerebral artery makes up the lower portion of the circle of Willis. This arterial network also consists of posterior and anterior communicating arteries, ...
Background Despite the expanding use of flow-diverting stents (flow diverters—FDs) for middle cerebral artery (MCA) ...
October 20, 2010 (Seoul, South Korea) — SENTIS, a randomized trial evaluating augmentation of cerebral perfusion via partial aortic occlusion in patients with acute ischemic stroke, has demonstrated a ...
Introduction: Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a recognized predictor of cardiovascular events. The coexistence of coronary atherosclerosis and cerebrovascular disease is associated with unfavorable ...
A 33 year-old man developed the explosive onset of a headache followed by nausea and vomiting. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm. (Left) Axial CT scan without contrast; ...
A 44 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of an explosive headache. On exam, she was obtunded with right sided weakness. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm. Cerebral ...
A vasospasm is when one of the arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood throughout your body suddenly contracts. (The word "vaso" means vessel, and "spasm" is a sudden, involuntary muscle squeeze.) This ...