title: Reverse flow in the intracranial arteries--the possible significance of comparative flow in the anterior cerebral and the basilar arteries.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichiyama
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saitoh
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography