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Reverse flow in the intracranial arteries-the possible significance of comparative flow in the anterior cerebral and the basilar arteries

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Four infants with reverse flow patterns of the intracranial arteries are reported. Two with severe brain damage, had a reverse flow pattern in the anterior cerebral artery, which was recorded during the recovery stage from cardiac arrest. The other two patients showed a reverse flow pattern in the basilar artery and had a good prognosis. Reverse flow in the anterior cerebral artery suggests severe brain damage, but that in the basilar artery does not.

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  1. T. Hayashi MD

    Present address: Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 755, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 755, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

    T. Ichiyama, O. Kondoh, H. Tanaka & H. Tateishi

  2. Perinatal Care Center for Mother and Child, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 755, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

    H. Tateishi, N. Harima & T. Saitoh

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Hayashi, T., Ichiyama, T., Kondoh, O. et al. Reverse flow in the intracranial arteries-the possible significance of comparative flow in the anterior cerebral and the basilar arteries. Pediatr Radiol 22, 128–130 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011313

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