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Endovascular management of cerebral vasospasm.
Abstract Cerebral vasospasm remains a feared complication from subarachnoid hemorrhage. Vasospasm typically occurs from three to fourteen days post-aneurysm rupture, with peak risk on Day 7. Up to 50% of patients with angiographic vasospasm will subsequently develop delayed cerebral ischemia; 15-20% of this subset will develop stroke or death despite maximal medical therapy. We define symptomatic vasospasm as the presence of neurological worsening after exclusion of other identifiable causes, such as seizure, hydrocephalus, intracerebral hemorrhage, or metabolic dysfunction. This video demonstrates the set-up and ...
Source: Neurosurgical Focus - July 1, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kelman C, Reavey-Cantwell J Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research