| Cerebral cysticercotic arteritis: detection and follow-up by transcranial Doppler. | |
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PMID: 9645974 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Intracranial arteritis is a well-known complication of cerebral cysticercosis. The aim of this study was to explore the possible role of transcranial Doppler (TCD) in the evaluation of cysticercotic arteritis in 9 patients with subarachnoid cysticercosis and stroke. Arteritis of main basal vessels was detected by TCD in 7 of 10 arterial lesions that were demonstrated by cerebral angiography. The Doppler pattern was occlusive in 2 cases and stenotic in 5. In the 3 patients with lacunar infarcts, both cerebral angiography and TCD were normal. In 6 arterial lesions followed serially with TCD a stenotic pattern resolved within 4 and 6 months in 3 cases and remained in the stenotic range at 12 months in 1 case, whereas an occlusive pattern persisted at 6 and 18 months in the other 2 cases. In conclusion, TCD may be useful to detect and follow up cerebral vasculitis due to chronic cysticercotic arachnoiditis. |
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Authors:
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C Cantú; J Villarreal; J L Soto; F Barinagarrementeria |
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) Volume: 8 ISSN: 1015-9770 ISO Abbreviation: Cerebrovasc. Dis. Publication Date: 1998 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-08-05 Completed Date: 1998-08-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9100851 Medline TA: Cerebrovasc Dis Country: SWITZERLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Stroke Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Neurología, Mexico City, Mexico. |
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Adolescent Adult Arteritis / ultrasonography* Brain / blood supply, parasitology* Cerebral Arteries / parasitology* Cysticercosis / ultrasonography* Echoencephalography Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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