PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Roger D. Smith
TI  - Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass in Cerebral Ischemia
DP  - 2003 Dec 21
TA  - Ochsner Journal
PG  - 31--35
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/5/1/31.short
4100  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/5/1/31.full
SO  - Ochsner J2003 Dec 21; 5
AB  - While the utility of extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass versus medical therapy for typical stroke indications was cast in doubt in the mid-1980s, EC-IC bypass has continued to be useful for maintaining cerebral circulation in specific cases. A case report demonstrates the utility of EC-IC bypass using PET and SPECT scanning technologies to assess cerebral hemodynamics. While further studies will better define the patient population, there is a subset of stroke patients that benefit from cerebral revascularization.