Cerebellar infarction

Cerebellar infarction

Cerebellar infarction has been inadequately recognized by clinicians. A review of 75 cases showed that in 55 of them the infarct acted as an expanding mass lesion and compressed the brain stem. Once this occurred, the mortality without operation was very high. With surgical treatment, the mortality...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurosurgery 1979-01, Vol.4 (1), p.7-11
1. Verfasser: Feely, M P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Aged
Arterial Occlusive Diseases - complications
Brain Stem
Cerebellar Ataxia - etiology
Cerebellar Diseases - complications
Cerebellar Diseases - diagnosis
Cerebellum - blood supply
Cerebral Infarction - complications
Cerebral Infarction - diagnosis
Cerebral Infarction - etiology
Cerebral Infarction - surgery
Cranial Fossa, Posterior
Cranial Nerves
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Paralysis - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Unconsciousness - etiology
Vertigo - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Cerebellar infarction has been inadequately recognized by clinicians. A review of 75 cases showed that in 55 of them the infarct acted as an expanding mass lesion and compressed the brain stem. Once this occurred, the mortality without operation was very high. With surgical treatment, the mortality was reduced considerably. The computerized tomographic scan is the diagnostic test of choice.
ISSN:0148-396X
DOI:10.1097/00006123-197901000-00003