Vertebrobasilar insufficiency revealed by xenon-133 inhalation SPECT

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Stroke; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.20.7.952· OSTI ID:5700545

Delecluse, F; Voordecker, P; Raftopoulos, C

A study of cerebral and cerebellar blood flow reactivity to acetazolamide by xenon-133-inhalation single photon emission computed tomography (/sup 133/Xe SPECT) was carried out in a patient with bouts of transient basilar ischemia, whose neurological examination, computed tomographic scan, and auditory evoked potentials were normal. Though the patient was symptom-free at the time of the study, /sup 133/Xe SPECT demonstrated vertebrobasilar insufficiency by showing an impaired vasodilatory response in both the occipital lobes and the right cerebellar hemisphere. Three weeks later, the patient suffered an extensive stroke in these same areas. We therefore suggest that this method could be of great value in the assessment of vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

• Research Organization: Free Univ. of Brussels (Belgium)
• OSTI ID: 5700545
• Journal Information: Stroke; (United States), Vol. 20:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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