Temporary Neurological Deterioration Caused by Hyperperfusion after Extracranial-intracranial Bypass—Case Report and Study of Cerebral Hemodynamics

Satoshi Kuroda*, Hiroyasu Kamiyama, Hiroshi Abe, Katsuyuki Asaoka, Kenji Mitsumori

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Abstract

A 64-year-old female with occlusion of the left internal carotid artery (ICA) developed temporary neurological deterioration after superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery anastomosis. Preoperative single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) showed marked reduction of the cerebral perfusion reserve in the left ICA territory. She suddenly developed aphasia 18 hours after operation. Follow-up SPECT revealed temporary hyperperfusion in the left temporal lobe, strongly suggesting that this unusual complication resulted from bypass flow into the brain tissue with chronic severe ischemia and impaired autoregulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-19
Number of pages5
JournalNeurologia Medico-Chirurgica
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

Keywords

  • acetazolamide
  • cerebral blood flow
  • cerebral vasoreactivity
  • extracranial-intracranial bypass
  • hyperperfusion syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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