Shotgun Pellet Embolization to the Posterior Cerebral Circulation

The embolization of missiles to the intracranial circulation is a rare event. We describe here a case of a man shot by a shotgun, presenting with a posterior fossa stroke and occlusion of the superior cerebellar artery by a metallic pellet. To our knowledge, this is the third case of posterior fossa...

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Published in:American Journal of Neuroradiology 2006-02, Vol.27 (2), p.261-263
Main Authors: da Costa, L.B, Wallace, M.C, Montanera, W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Cerebellar Ataxia - diagnostic imaging
Cerebellum - blood supply
Cerebral Angiography
Follow-Up Studies
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging
Head and Neck
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery - diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Embolism - diagnostic imaging
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Mood disorders
Neck Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Nervous system
Neurologic Examination
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Shoulder - diagnostic imaging
Shoulder Injuries
Soft Tissue Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Vertebral Artery - diagnostic imaging
Wounds, Gunshot - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:The embolization of missiles to the intracranial circulation is a rare event. We describe here a case of a man shot by a shotgun, presenting with a posterior fossa stroke and occlusion of the superior cerebellar artery by a metallic pellet. To our knowledge, this is the third case of posterior fossa circulation pellet emboli.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X
1432-1920