The aim of this study is to objectify the functional state of the brain in Ctnegative cases with clinical diagnosis of acute cerebrovascular disease (CVD). The CT scan, cerebral SPECT, brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) and EEG with quantitative analysis (qEEG) were performed in 20 patients with ischaemic CVD. Of them, 6 were with transitory ischaemic attack (TIA), 8 with ischaemic stroke (IS) in the territory of the middle cerebral artery and 6 with brainstem infarction (BI). The zones with increased slow-wave activity described by the brain maps showed a good correlation (r=0,47) with the revealed decreased radiotracer uptake. The investigation of brain perfusion by SPECT alone cannot objectify the brainstem stroke. In these cases, the data from BAEP can help the topical diagnosis. Our results confirm the clinical importance of the qEEG for diagnosis of acute CVD, especially in relation with other electrophysiological and neuroimaging methods.
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