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The long-term effect of extra-intracranial arterial bypass on cerebral circulation was examined. Cortical blood flow and cognitive ability were evaluated pre and up to 3 years post-bypass in a 58-years-old man with severe carotid occlusive lesions, who presented with 3 transient cerebral ischaemic attacks which resulted in mental deterioration over 3 years. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was evaluated pre- and up to 33 months post-bypass by123Iodine N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine (IMP) single-photon emission CT (SPECT). Mental abilities were evaluated before and up to 33 months after surgery by the Hasegawa's dementia rating scale (HDRS).
Pre-operatively, cerebral angiography showed left carotid siphon occlusion and hypoplastic stenosis of left anterior cerebral artery with collaterals from the anterior communicating artery. CT and MRI showed left temporo-parietal borderzone infarction and an enhanced T1 lesion by gadolinium-DTPA at left periventriculum. rCBF showed extensive hypoperfusion in left anterior-parieto-temporal-cortex. HDRS scores deteriorated apparently on days 3, 5, which recovered gradually on days 8, 10, 75 after onset of mental deterioration.
A bypass was performed 4 months after onset. rCBF showed gradual recovery in the left anterior-parietal cortex up to 33 months after bypass. Semiquantitative rCBF showed gradual decreases of regional asymmetry after the bypass. HDRS scores returned to their maximum up to 37 months after onset. Three-year follow-up shows improved cortical rCBF and cognition after the bypass.
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Tsuda, Y., Yamada, K., Hayakawa, T. et al. Cortical blood flow and cognition after extracranial-intracranial bypass in a patient with severe carotid occlusive lesions. Acta neurochir 129, 198–204 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01406505
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