Carotid Rete Mirabile Associated With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Case Report-

Accession number;05A0362125
Title;Carotid Rete Mirabile Associated With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Case Report-
Author; MIKAMI TAKESHI (Sunagawa City Medical Center, Hokkaido) TAKAHASHI AKIRA (Sunagawa City Medical Center, Hokkaido) HOUKIN KIYOHIRO (Sapporo Medical Univ., Hokkaido)
Journal Title;Neurol Med Chir
Journal Code:Z0762A
ISSN:0470-8105
VOL.45;NO.4;PAGE.201-204(2005)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.1, REF.23
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;A 47-year-old man presented with carotid rete mirabile manifesting as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Computed tomography showed SAH, and angiography disclosed an abnormal vascular network around the petrous and cavernous portions of the internal carotid artery. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with technetium-99m methyl cysteinate dimer revealed reduced regional cerebral blood flow (CBF). Twelve months later, he was leading a normal life without neurological problems, hemorrhage, or ischemic manifestations. SPECT with iodine-123 N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine and the acetazolamide challenge test showed the CBF had normalized. (author abst.)
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