Imaging of cerebrovascular complications of infection

Cerebrovascular complications of cancer

By Fernando Testai MD PhD (Dr. Testai of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago received research grants from Dart NeuroScience, the NIH, and the American Heart Association and consulting fees from Medico-legal Consulting.) Vinny Sharma DO (Dr. Sharma of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.) Originally ...

Some cerebrovascular complications of exercise.

A 43 year old man developed a sudden, severe headache while running in an orienteering competition. He continued to compete for a further 90 minutes before the worsening headache and the onset of vomiting forced him to seek medical help. He had moderate neck stiffness and no neurological deficit when admitted to hospital. Lumbar puncture showed uniformly bloodstained CSF, but CT scan and cerebr...

Cerebrovascular complications of neck manipulation.

The safety of spinal manipulation is an issue that demands regular and rigorous assessment, as manipulation of the upper spine has been associated with serious adverse events such as cerebrovascular accidents due to cervical artery dissection. A correlation between stroke and cervical manipulation has been reported with increasing frequency, and each new report seems to reignite debate between ...

Cerebrovascular complications of HIV in children.

Two uncommon but important cerebrovascular manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children are arteritis with formation of fusiform aneurysms and arterial sclerosis with vascular occlusion. We studied the CT and MR imaging features of HIV in two girls and one boy (9 to 18 years old) and compared them with autopsy findings in two patients. One of the children had findi...

Predisposing Factors for the Complications of Deep Neck Infection