Cerebral infarction related to intracranial radiation arteritis twenty-four years after encephalic radiation therapy

We report a case of a resolutive late cerebral ischemic event, related to radiation induced vasculopathy of the left posterior cerebral artery, documented by MRI, situated in the irradiated volume 24 years before, for an astrocytome with malignant potential.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revue neurologique 2007-01, Vol.163 (1), p.96
Hauptverfasser:	Ferroir, J P, Marro, B, Belkacemi, Y, Stilhart, B, Schlienger, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Arteritis - complications Arteritis - etiology Astrocytoma - radiotherapy Brain Neoplasms - radiotherapy Cerebral Arteries - radiation effects Cerebral Infarction - etiology Humans Male Radiotherapy - adverse effects Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of a resolutive late cerebral ischemic event, related to radiation induced vasculopathy of the left posterior cerebral artery, documented by MRI, situated in the irradiated volume 24 years before, for an astrocytome with malignant potential.
ISSN:	0035-3787
DOI:	10.1016/S0035-3787(07)90361-6