Abstract
Cerebral angiography with femoral catheters in two patients was followed by an incomplete cervical transverse myelitis. The complications were thought to be due to high contrast concentration in the cervical spinal vessels because of hypoplasia of one vertebral artery, and to contrast injection into the thyro-cervical trunk.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arteriovenous Malformations / complications
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Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging
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Catheterization / adverse effects
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Cerebral Angiography / adverse effects*
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Contrast Media / administration & dosage
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Contrast Media / adverse effects*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Humans
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Iatrogenic Disease
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myelitis / etiology*
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Myelitis, Transverse / chemically induced
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Myelitis, Transverse / etiology*
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Paralysis / chemically induced
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Quadriplegia / chemically induced
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Vertebral Artery / abnormalities
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Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*