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Semiquantitative regional cerebral blood flow evaluation using 123I‐IMP SPECT in a case showing transient ischemic attack caused by putaminal hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Tsuda Y.,
Ayada Y.,
Takahashi T.,
Katsuragawa M.,
Tanabe M.,
Toyama Y.,
Matsuo H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04987.x
Subject(s) - cerebral blood flow , medicine , computed tomography , blood flow , weakness , cardiology , transient (computer programming) , anesthesia , nuclear medicine , radiology , surgery , computer science , operating system
A 69‐year‐old woman presented a transient cerebral ischemic attack, showing left arm weakness and slurred speech which recovered within 4 h of onset, while computed tomography indicated a putaininal hemorrhage. The regional cerebral blood flow distribution, measured semiquantitatively by use of 123 I amphetamine emission tomography, was disturbed, which persisted more than one month up to a maximum of 4.5 months from the onset of symptoms. This case illustrates a variety of putaminal hemorrhage of good functional and vital prognosis, and provides an example in which the regional cerebral blood flow disturbances might persist for more than one month up to 4.5 months after the occurrence of a transient ischemic attack caused by a putaminal hemorrhage.