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A case of marked dilatation of cerebral arteries and capillary beds associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease—A case report

Hirofumi Oyama1 , Masaki Matsushima2 , Akira Ikeda1 , Hajime Sakurai3 , Kenkou Maeda1 , Yuusuke Nishimura1 , Shigekazu Nakamura1
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
  • 2Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
  • 3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Publication Date:
27 April 2011 (online)

Abstract

A case of marked dilatation of cerebral arteries and capillary beds associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease is reported. Computed tomography revealed many cyanosis-induced tortuous vessels in the basal cistern at 12 years old, and cerebral angiography verified the diffuse marked dilatation of main trunks, perforating arteries, and capillary beds at 15 years old. After the ventriculoperitoneal shunt was performed for the venous congestion–induced hydrocephalus, cerebral hemorrhaging occured three times, in which cyanosis-derived vasodilatation and venous hypertension were suggested to be involved.