Cerebral aneurysms: mechanisms of injury and critical care interventions.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity despite recent attempts at aggressive surgical and medical therapy. This article reviews proposed mechanisms of brain injury following subarachnoid hemorrhage and rationale for therapy.
Kirsch
J R
JR
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Diringer
M N
MN
Borel
C O
CO
Hanley
D F
DF
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology