CT perfusion illustrated reversal of uncal herniation after placement of an external ventricular drain

CT perfusion illustrated reversal of uncal herniation after placement of an external ventricular drain

Compression of the PCA in the context of uncal herniation is usually deducted in retrospect only with presence of a demarcated infarction in the respective territory. In this particular case with early recovery of oculomotor nerve function after CSF drainage, additional CT perfusion was able to dire...

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Main Authors: Ulus Baran, MD, Levent Tanrikulu, MD, Omid Nikoubashman, MD, Hans Clusmann, MD, Gerrit Alexander Schubert, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
CT perfusion
Uncal herniation
PCA compromise
Hypoperfusion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751915300153

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