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Cerebellar Infarction — Review of Recent Experiences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

W.B. Woodhurst
W.B. Woodhurst*
Affiliation:
Vancouver General Hospital
*
Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V5Z 1M9
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Six cases of acute cerebellar infarction seen on a neurosurgery service in a general hospital during a twenty-six month period are reviewed. The clinical presentation, course, and treatment are presented and discussed. This is an important clinical syndrome which requires a high level of clinical suspicion for detection. The diagnosis rests primarily upon the clinical signs and symptoms. The C.T. Scan may provide useful confirmatory evidence and clarifies the differential diagnosis. Surgial treatment by resection of the infarcted tissue — mass lesion is urgently required for those patients who deteriorate progressively.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1980 , pp. 97 - 99
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1980

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