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Cisternography contribution in the cortical atrophy diagnosis

Abstract

A 37 years-old woman suffered a car accident. On admission to hospital she presented: torpor, the right pupil greater than the left, both reacting to light, and left hemiparesis with homologous Babinski reflex. She was submitted to carotid arteriogram an air-contrast study without significant findings. Eletroencephalographic examination showed diffuse parenquimatous involvement of left cerebral hemisphery. Scinticisternography demonstrated delayed reabsorption of the radioactive tracer in both frontal areas. A subsequent trepanation made the diagnosis of cortical atrophy in the areas mentioned above. This case shows aditional information concerning anatomic detail provided by isotope cisternography, that eventually can't be detected by air-contrast study.
Authors:
Calegaro, J U.M.; [1]  Balallai, N; Suzuki, K [2] 
  1. Centro de Analises Clinicas e Medicina Nuclear, Londrina (Brazil)
  2. Instituto de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Londrina (Brazil)
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1975
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-09-386188; EDB-78-098626
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Radiol. Bras.; (Brazil); Journal Volume: 8:3
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NEUROLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; TRACER TECHNIQUES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; MEDICINE; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
OSTI ID:
6880987
Country of Origin:
Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: RDBAA
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 215-218
Announcement Date:
Jul 01, 1978

Citation Formats

Calegaro, J U.M., Balallai, N, and Suzuki, K. Cisternography contribution in the cortical atrophy diagnosis. Brazil: N. p., 1975. Web.
Calegaro, J U.M., Balallai, N, & Suzuki, K. Cisternography contribution in the cortical atrophy diagnosis. Brazil.
Calegaro, J U.M., Balallai, N, and Suzuki, K. 1975. "Cisternography contribution in the cortical atrophy diagnosis." Brazil.
@misc{etde_6880987,
title = {Cisternography contribution in the cortical atrophy diagnosis}
author = {Calegaro, J U.M., Balallai, N, and Suzuki, K}
abstractNote = {A 37 years-old woman suffered a car accident. On admission to hospital she presented: torpor, the right pupil greater than the left, both reacting to light, and left hemiparesis with homologous Babinski reflex. She was submitted to carotid arteriogram an air-contrast study without significant findings. Eletroencephalographic examination showed diffuse parenquimatous involvement of left cerebral hemisphery. Scinticisternography demonstrated delayed reabsorption of the radioactive tracer in both frontal areas. A subsequent trepanation made the diagnosis of cortical atrophy in the areas mentioned above. This case shows aditional information concerning anatomic detail provided by isotope cisternography, that eventually can't be detected by air-contrast study.}
journal = []
volume = {8:3}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Brazil}
year = {1975}
month = {Jan}
}