• TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER EVALUATION OF BOW HUNTER SYNDROME: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

    M. De Lima Oliveira, K. Andrade Norremose, A. Negrao Esteves, B. Magalhaes Barbosa Leite, M. Ferreira Machado, M. Jacobsen Teixeira, E. Bor-Seng-Shu
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital, University of São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil

    Objective: Bow Hunter´s syndrome (BHS) reflects a perturbation of blood flow provoked by changes in the position of head. Symptoms include syncope, dizziness, vertigo, visual blurriness, drop attacks, tinnitus, hypoacusis, and sensory or motor deficits. Here we describe the application of Transcranial Doppler (TCD) in diagnosis of BHS.