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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2019; 03(02): 139-141
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693539
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693539
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Contrast-Related Neurotoxicity: An Entity Not to be Forgotten
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Received: 30 December 2018
Accepted after revision: 08 April 2019
Publication Date:
15 July 2019 (online)
Abstract
Neurotoxicity related to intra-arterial use of iodinated contrast agents is a relatively uncommon complication of angiography. The authors describe the case of a 42-year-old patient with type B aortic dissection, who developed contrast-related neurological symptoms.
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