PMID: 9544668Apr 17, 1998Paper

Cerebral perfusion imaging in asymptomatic carotid artery occlusion following gun shot

Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
H H Abu-JudehM Kumar

Abstract

Recognition of brain injury in asymptomatic carotid artery injuries with conventional methods can be difficult. We present a case of angiographically proven asymptomatic left internal carotid artery occlusion with normal CT after a gunshot wound. The SPECT brain perfusion imaging showed mild generalized supratentorial hypoperfusion of the bilateral cerebral cortices on the left side and severe left temporal lobe hypoperfusion.

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