Cerebral air embolism as a cause of stroke during cardiac catheterization

Neurology. 1998 Jul;51(1):318-9. doi: 10.1212/wnl.51.1.318.

Authors

C A Wijman¹, C S Kase, A K Jacobs, R E Whitehead

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA.

PMID: 9674837
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.51.1.318

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cerebral Arteries / physiopathology*
Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology*
Embolism, Air / diagnostic imaging
Embolism, Air / etiology*
Frontal Lobe / blood supply
Frontal Lobe / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed