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American Journal of Neuroradiology 26:183-185, January 2005
© 2005 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
INTERVENTIONAL

Fatal Cerebral Hemorrhage Early after Subclavian Artery Endovascular Therapy

Johnvito L. Salerno^a and Jiri Vitek^a

^a From the Department of Radiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Address correspondence to Jiri Vitek, MD, Department of Radiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10023

Summary: We report a case of cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome complicated by a fatal intracranial hemorrhage as a consequence of endovascular recanalization of an occluded left subclavian artery. This entity is thought to be secondary to the failure of the normal autoregulatory mechanism controlling cerebral blood flow after recanalization. Patients at risk for this relatively rare complication are not easily identified. Further investigation is warranted to identify patients at risk for this complication and to determine optimal periprocedural management to decrease risk.

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