Biomedical subjects

A Cerejo

Publications and source records attributed to A Cerejo.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1992

HM-PAO spect in head trauma.

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) after intravenous administration of Technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene-amine oxime (Tc-99m HM-PAO) makes possible the evaluation of cerebral perfusion. We have been assessing the diagnostic accuracy of SPECT in some groups of head trauma patients: the preliminary results of this study are presented. Fourteen patients have been selected, all of them showing some kind of focal neurological deficit; the Computed Tomography (CT) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) were normal, or showed lesions that could not be responsible for the neurological deficits. In all of the patients Tc-99m HM-PAO SPECT has been performed, showing changes in cerebral perfusion in areas correlated with the abnormalities elicited on clinical examination. These results show that Tc-99m HM-PAO SPECT is a better technique than CT or NMR in demonstrating the organic basis of some neurological deficits observed after head trauma.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1991

Traumatic interhemispheric subdural haematomas.

According to reports in the literature traumatic interhemispheric subdural haematomas (I.S.H.) are supposed to present acutely or subacutely with contralateral monoparesis of a lower extremity or hemiparesis or in bilateral haematomas even with paraparesis, and to need early operative evacuation. In our series of 5 cases none of them followed this "classical" clinical picture, and three of them recovered without operation. We conclude that the indication for operative evacuation depends on the clinical course and that in patients with spontaneously improving symptomatology non-surgical management under close supervision may be the better solution. Also the C.T. finding of open convexity cisterns may be possible indication for conservative management.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1990

Spinal cord hemangioblastoma with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

A case of subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a cervical hemangioblastoma is presented. The clinical picture was indistinguishable from that of a subarachnoid hemorrhage from an intracranial lesion. The diagnosis was established by angiography and water-soluble contrast myelography followed by cervical computed tomographic scan. At surgery, the tumor was completely removed, and no neurological deficit was observed after the operation.

Adult↗