In conclusion, PICA is very important in clinical practice. The PICA can be exposed and injured during surgeries especially in telovelar approach, and it also plays an important role in bypass surgeries, hinting the surgical importance of PICA.
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The PICA supplies many brain tumors and can be used in intracerebellar chemotherapy. VA terminating in PICA probably cause Bow hunter's syndrome (BHS). PICA injured by head trauma can cause fatal SAH. Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) fed by PICA are associated with aneurysm and dissection which have high risk of rupture and worse outcome. The PICA frequently compresses the medulla and the cranial nerves resulting in various neurovascular compression syndromes (NVCS). The PICA infarct typically manifests lateral medullary syndrome (LMS) and is more likely to cause mass effects. Various aneurysms involving PICA were not uncommon, of which the treatment is challenging. The PICA has tortuous and variable course and territory, divided into 5 segments. In this study, we perform a literature review of PICA by searching all the associated papers in the PUBMED database hoping to provide a better understanding of the artery. However, a comprehensive systematic review of the importance of the PICA is currently lacking. Role of Radiology in Pica Syndrome: A Case Report.The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), with its unique anatomical complexity, is of great clinical importance and involved in many diseases including aneurysm, ischemic stroke, neurovascular compression syndrome (NVCS), arteriovenous malformation (AVM), and brain tumor. %T Role of Radiology in Pica Syndrome: A Case Report %0 Eurasian Journal of Critical Care Role of Radiology in Pica Syndrome: A Case Report T1 - Role of Radiology in Pica Syndrome: A Case Report "Role of Radiology in Pica Syndrome: A Case Report". "Role of Radiology in Pica Syndrome: A Case Report"Įurasian Journal of Critical Care 3 (2021 Role of Radiology in Pica Syndrome: A Case Report This case is the third case of eating cigarette ashes pica presented in the literature, and the first case diagnosed radiologically. Upon this, cigarette ashes soaked in water were radiologically examined, similar hyper-density areas were found, and the diagnosis of pica syndrome was established. It was found in the detailed history of the patient that she was receiving psychiatric therapy and had habit of eating cigarette ashes. Patient’s physical and laboratory investigations were normal, while all abdominal tomography revealed hyper-density areas. In this report, we present a 50-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and radiologically diagnosed with pica syndrome. The diagnosis of pica syndrome requires active involvement of pediatrics, psychiatrists, radiologists and patients/family members. The diagnosis of pica syndrome is based on severe anemia which is not compatible with the developmental level, intestinal obstructions, or several conditions depending on content of the substance intaken such as lead poisoning etc. Pica syndrome is a mental disorder defined as eating non-food and not-nutritive substances at least for 1 month. Japanese Journal of Clinical Urology 2000 54:334-335. Eating Cigarette Ashes Pica in a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure. 9.Ěoyagi T, Hayakawa H, Matsumoto M, Ishikawa H.Worsening of pica as a symptom of depressive illness in a person with severe mental handicap. Jawed SH, Krishnan VH, Prasher VP, Corbett JA.
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An iron deficiency anemia and a different pica substance: a case report. Adult-Onset Pica Leading to Acute Intestinal Obstruction. Stroman D, Young C, Rubano AR, Pinkhasov A. Pagophagia – A Common but Rarely Reported Form of Pica. Functional Analysis and Treatment of Pica on a Preschool Playground. Ledford JR, Barton EE, Rigor MN, Stankiewicz KC, Chazin KT, Harbin ER et al. Combined symptomatology of psychosis, pica syndrome, and hippocampal sclerosis: a case report. Rohde J, Claussen MC, Kuechenhoff B, Seifritz E, Schuepbach D.