Angiographic changes to induced hypertension in cerebral vasospasm. Case report.
A case of cerebral vasospasm complicating intracranial aneurysm surgery is presented. Angiographic findings under hypertension and normotension revealed a paradoxical response of involved vessels suggesting that normal autoregulation is either lost or overcome by spasm.
D001794:Blood Pressure; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014666:Vasomotor System / Q000503:physiopathology