The Cerebral Infarct Pathology, Pathogenesis, and Computed Tomography [Paperback]

I Cerebral Infarcts and Computed Tomograms.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Incidence of Cerebral Infarcts in a Series of Unselected Computed Cranial Tomograms.- 3 Concept of Cerebral Infarction.- 3.1 General Semiology of Infarction.- 3.2 The Hemorrhagic Type of Infarction.- 4 Technical Aspects of Interpreting Computed Tomograms.- 4.1 Time Course of the Changes in Density of the Tissue.- 4.2 Contrast Enhancement.- 4.3 The Fogging Effect.- 4.4 Increased Volume of the Tissue.- 4.5 Protein-Rich Edema.- 4.6 Improper Prognosis.- 4.7 Relating a Focal Lesion to a Transient Ischemic Attack.- 4.8 Flow Measurements.- II Correlations of CT Scan Patterns with Pathoanatomical Specimens.- III The Systematic Classification of Brain Infarcts.- 1 Carotid Territory.- 1.1 Superficial Infarcts in the Territory of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- 1.1.1 Infarcts of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- 1.1.1.1 Complete Infarct of the Middle Cerebral Artery Including the Striate and Anterior Choroidal Arteries.- 1.1.1.2 Infarct of the Middle Cerebral Artery Excluding the Striate Arteries.- 1.1.1.3 Infarct of the Middle Cerebral Artery, Anterior Third.- 1.1.1.4 Infarct of the Middle Cerebral Artery, Middle Third.- 1.1.1.5 Infarct of the Middle Cerebral Artery, Posterior Third.- 1.1.1.6 Four Special Types of Infarct Within the Territory of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- 1.1.1.7 Spotty Infarcts of the Territory of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- 1.1.1.8 Bilateral Infarcts of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- 1.1.1.9 Subcortical Infarct in the Territory of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- 1.1.2 Infarcts in the Anterior Cerebral Artery Territory.- 1.1.2.1 Infarcts of the Anterior Cerebral Artery, Anterior Division.- 1.1.2.2 Infarcts of the Anterior Cerebral Artery, Posterior Division.- 1.1.2.3 Total Infarction of the Anterior Cerebral Artery Territory.- 1.1.2.4 Spotty Infarcts in the Anterior Cerebral Artery Territory.- 1.1.2.5 Infarcts in the Territory of the Long Central Artery (Recurrent Artery of Heubner).- 1.1.3 Combined Infarl/