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cerebral angiography (cerebral arteriography)
Indications:
- evaluation of: [1]
a) atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease (38%)
b) brain tumor (26%)
c) subarachnoid hemorrhage (12%)
Complications:
- neurologic complications (2.63%) [1]
a) occur within 24 hours (2.63% of cases
b) include
- transient ischemic attack (TIA; 2.09%)
- reversible deficits lasting more than 24 hours (0.36%)
- permanently disabling strokes (0.14%)
- death (0.05%)
General
head & neck angiography
References
- Kaufmann TJ, Huston J 3rd, Mandrekar JN, Schleck CD,
Thielen KR, Kallmes DF.
Complications of diagnostic cerebral angiography: evaluation
of 19,826 consecutive patients.
Radiology. 2007 Jun;243(3):812-9.
PMID: 17517935