A patient who developed an embolic occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery while undergoing a cerebral arteriogram was successfully operated on by removal of the embolus under the surgical microscope. Early postoperative cerebrovascular spasm was a factor in the transient deterioration of the patient's neurological condition. When the patient was last seen 2 1/2 months after surgery she was almost intact neurologically with only a mild right parietal dysfunction but with total resolution of the left hemiplegia. The literature is reviewed.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Garrido et al. (1976) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 3 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: