PEDIATRICS Vol. 16 No. 1 July 1955, pp. 73-80
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CLINICAL ASPECTS OF CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY IN CHILDREN

Charles M. Poser M.D.1 and Juan M. Taveras M.D.1

1 The Departments of Neurology and Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and the Neurological Institute, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N.Y.

A series of 90 children subjected to cerebral angiography is reviewed. One hundred thirty-one cerebral angiograms were performed of which 117 were by the percutaneous method. All but 2 were done under general anesthesia. Cerebral angiography was of definite diagnostic value in 43.5 per cent of the patients.

No fatalities were encountered in this series. Morbidity and complications were present in 35 per cent of the procedures but all were mild and transient. Complications believed to be due specifically to angiography were present in 20 per cent. It is felt that the morbidity and complications are affected in some way by general anesthesia and premedication. Morbidity in cerebral angiography in children is lower than in pneumoencephalography performed under the same conditions in a comparable group of children.

Cerebral angiography is a useful and relatively harmless procedure in children when the proper precautions are taken and the indications are definite. The percutaneous technique is suitable for children of all ages.

Submitted on January 18, 1955




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