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2646127

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
Flow disturbances in main cerebral arteries may cause severe neurological symptoms. Using transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) the blood flow velocities in the basal cerebral arteries (BCA) can be recorded at any age. Transient stenoses or occlusions of main cerebral arteries were detected in 11 children by this method and confirmed by other techniques. Vasospasm produced a marked increase in flow velocities in the affected arteries which was reduced by nimodipine, the calcium channel blocker. Vasospasm also occurred in severe bacterial meningitis. In acute hemiplegia due to cerebral arterial obstruction no flow velocities could be recorded at the corresponding site. If distal branches were obstructed reduced flow velocities were found proximally. Increased flow velocities or reversed flow in anastomoses indicated the collateralization. The transient nature of the occlusions was shown by repeated recordings. TCD is a reliable, noninvasive and rapidly available technique for diagnosing or excluding transient flow disturbances in the main cerebral arteries as the cause of neurological symptoms in children. It indicates the necessity and most advantageous stage for therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0340-6199
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
406-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Transient stenoses and occlusions of main cerebral arteries in children--diagnosis and control of therapy by transcranial Doppler sonography.
pubmed:affiliation
Kinderklinik der Universität, Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports