학술논문

Vertebral pseudo-occlusion due to acute basilar artery thrombosis.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. Jul/Aug2020, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p561-562. 2p.
Subject
*BLOOD vessels
*BRAIN
*CEREBRAL embolism & thrombosis
*COMPUTED tomography
*DIGITAL subtraction angiography
*GAIT disorders
*NEUROLOGICAL disorders
*TRACHEA intubation
*VERTEBRAL artery
*BASILAR artery
Language
ISSN
0972-2327
Abstract
The article presents a case study related to 56-year-old woman has presented with new-onset gait unsteadiness, vomits, and a decreased level of consciousness, requiring orotracheal intubation. Topics include the concept of acute arterial pseudo-occlusion (PO) defines a flow artifact in CT angiography (CTA), the digital subtraction angiography that gives the appearance of occlusion at a certain level, and the vessel being permeable and the occlusion has localized at a more distal segment.