Symptomatic cerebral vasospasm manifested 18 days after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.
A patient who suffered rapid deterioration due to cerebral vasospasm 18 days after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage is reported. Unusually delayed onset of ischaemic neurological deficits and its preventative management is discussed.
Kawamata
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Japan.
Aoki
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N
Sakai
T
T
Arai
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K
D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003911:Dextrans; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator