INTERMITTENT INSUFFICIENCY OF THE CEREBRAL ARTERIAL CIRCULATION
Authors: PAUL W. CLOUGH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Editorial1 July 1958INTERMITTENT INSUFFICIENCY OF THE CEREBRAL ARTERIAL CIRCULATIONPAUL W. CLOUGH, M.D.PAUL W. CLOUGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-1-223 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe irreparable damage to brain tissue and function which follows a gross failure of its blood supply makes a study of the cerebral circulation and of local disease of its vessels a matter of primary importance. At present there is no way to foresee a cerebral hemorrhage or to control it after it begins, and this has also been true of most cases of extensive thrombosis. Once the damage has been inflicted, nothing can be accomplished except to salvage what functional capacity may have been spared by suitable rehabilitation procedures.Some encouragement is warranted, however, by recent reports that a...1 MillikanSiekert CHRG: Studies in cerebrovascular disease. I. The syndrome of intermittent insufficiency of the basilar arterial system, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 30: 61-68, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar2 SiekertMillikan RGCH: Ibid. II. Some clinical aspects of thrombosis of the basilar artery, Ibid. 93-100, 1955. Google Scholar3 MillikanSiekert CHRG: Ibid. IV. The syndrome of intermittent insufficiency of the carotid arterial system, Ibid. 186-191, 1955. Google Scholar4 OppenheimerFishberg BSAM: Hypertensive encephalopathy, Arch. Int. Med. 41: 264-278, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 Pickering GW: Transient cerebral paralysis, J. A. M. A. 137: 423-430, 1948 (May 29). CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6 Fisher M: Concerning cerebral arteriosclerosis, J. Am. Geriat. Soc. 2: 1-18, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7 Alvarez WC: The little strokes, J. A. M. A. 157: 1199-1204, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8 Ecker A: Emotional stress before strokes: A preliminary report of 20 cases, Ann. Int. Med. 40: 49-56, 1954. LinkGoogle Scholar9 WrightMcDevitt ISE: Cerebral vascular diseases: Their significance, diagnosis and present treatment, including the selective use of anticoagulant substances, Ann. Int. Med. 41: 682-698, 1954. LinkGoogle Scholar10 Denny-Brown D: The treatment of recurrent cerebrovascular symptoms and the question of vasospasm, M. Clin. North America 1951, p. 1457-1474. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11 Murphy JP: Cerebral infarction in migraine, Neurology 5: 359-361, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12 HutchinsonYates ECPO: Carotico-vertebral stenosis, Lancet 1: 2-8, 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13 Millikan CH: Studies in cerebrovascular disease. V. The use of anticoagulant drugs in the treatment of intermittent insufficiency of the internal carotid arterial system, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 30: 578-586, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar14 FoleyWright WTIS: The treatment of cerebral thrombosis and embolism with anticoagulant drugs: preliminary observations, M. Clin. North America 34: 909-924, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15 McDevitt E: Use of anticoagulants in treatment of cerebral vascular disease. Ten years experience in treatment of thromboembolism, J. A. M. A. 166: 592-597, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16 Millikan CH: Anticoagulant therapy in cerebral vascular disease—current status, J. A. M. A. 166: 584-592, 1958. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 July 1958Volume 49, Issue 1Page: 223-228KeywordsBlood vesselsBrainBrain damageBrain diseasesHemorrhageThrombosis Issue Published: 1 July 1958 PDF DownloadLoading ...