Delayed cerebral vasospasm after uncomplicated operation on an unruptured aneurysm: case report.
We present the case of a patient who developed significant vasospasm on the 9th postoperative day after the uneventful clipping of an unruptured asymptomatic berry aneurysm. We discuss the literature and potential mechanisms for vasospasm in the absence of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed