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The evaluation of occipital lobe atrophy by computerized tomography before consideration of vertebral artery reconstructive surgery

  • Neuroradiology of Vascular and Atrophic Lesions in the Geriatric Age
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Occipital lobe atrophy can be identified on CT. In a review of 90 selected cases with brain ischemia symptoms, 45 cases were found to have hindbrain ischemia with symptoms of vertigo and/or ‘blurred vision.’ Ten cases (22%) had normal CT studies and 35 cases (78%) had abnormal CT studies. The CT brain scan of the cerebellum and occipital lobes has a place in determining whether a patient with clinical hindbrain ischemia is a candidate for angiography and vertebral artery bypass surgery.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    G. Dobben, G. Valvassori & M. Mafee

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Dobben, G., Valvassori, G. & Mafee, M. The evaluation of occipital lobe atrophy by computerized tomography before consideration of vertebral artery reconstructive surgery. Neuroradiology 16, 127–129 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395225

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