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. 2025 Dec 5.
doi: 10.1186/s12883-025-04536-3. Online ahead of print.

Neurological complications following cerebral angiography: a case of contrast-induced encephalopathy

Ai-Hsien Li  1   2   3 , Shao-Cheng Lin  4 , Chih-Wei Yao  4 , Pao-Hao Chiu  4 , Shih-Tsung Cheng  4
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Neurological complications following cerebral angiography: a case of contrast-induced encephalopathy

Ai-Hsien Li et al. BMC Neurol. .
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Keywords: Angiography; Blood-Brain barrier; Brain edema; Contrast-induced encephalopathy; Middle cerebral artery; Neurotoxicity; Seizure; Stroke.

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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The Chen-Ann Hospital Board of Directors approved the report of this case. Consent for publication: We confirmed that our patient provided written informed consent for her personal or clinical details, along with any identifying images, to be published in this study. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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