Cerebrovascular diseases in children caused by radiotherapy author(is): tang wen yuan

Abstract

The relationship between radiation therapy and stroke is still unclear. Nonetheless, many authors still include radiation therapy as a possible cause when discussing large vessel occlusive stroke. In previous reports, it was discussed that radiation arteritis followed by internal carotid artery thrombosis occurred in adults with cervical cancer after palliative radiotherapy; it was also reported that the internal carotid artery and its main branches developed in children with intracranial tumors after radiotherapy. Obliterate. This article reports a case illustrating the administration of small doses of radiation to young children