Computed tomography in acute posterior fossa infarcts

Thirty-one cases of acute posterior fossa infarcts are reported. CT evidence of obliterated posterior fossa cisterns and hydrocephalus indicates a grave prognosis due to brainstem compression. Progressive obliteration of posterior fossa cisterns may be used as an indicator for surgical decompression...

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 1982-03, Vol.3 (2), p.149-156
Main Authors: Tsai, FY, Teal, JS, Heishima, GB, Zee, CS, Grinnell, VS, Mehringer, CM, Segall, HD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Infarction - pathology
Comparative Study
Cranial Fossa, Posterior - blood supply
Cranial Fossa, Posterior - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Skull - diagnostic imaging
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Thirty-one cases of acute posterior fossa infarcts are reported. CT evidence of obliterated posterior fossa cisterns and hydrocephalus indicates a grave prognosis due to brainstem compression. Progressive obliteration of posterior fossa cisterns may be used as an indicator for surgical decompression. Patients with intact posterior fossa cisterns had good recoveries without surgical treatment. CT can be used to diagnose the very early phase of an acute posterior fossa infarct and has prognostic value in predicting the outcome.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X