The effect of clot removal on cerebral vasospasm.
There seems to be no doubt that periarterial clot causes vasospasm and that vasospasm is a significant cause of delayed ischemic neurologic deficits and infarcts. It is to be hoped that a way can be found to remove such clots effectively and rapidly before they do their deadly damage.
Weir
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Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine, Edmonton, Canada.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*