LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Chemical Angioplasty with Nitroglycerin for Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Case Series and Review

Gatto, Luana Antunes Maranha; Gallo, Bruno Henrique Dallo; Koppe, Gelson Luis; Demartini Junior, Zeferino.

Arq. bras. neurocir; 41 (1), 2022

Introduction Vasospasm is a common and potentially devastating complication in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, causing high morbidity and mortality. There is no effective and consistent way to prevent or treat cerebral vasospasm capable of altering the morbidity and mortality of this complication....

Hemorragia Subaracnoidea/terapia, Vasoespasmo Intracraneal/diagnóstico, Vasoespasmo Intracraneal/terapia, Vasoespasmo Intracraneal/fisiopatología, Nitroglicerina/uso terapéutico, Vasodilatadores/uso terapéutico, Angioplastia de Balón/métodos, Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado, Análisis de Supervivencia, Análisis de Regresión, Interpretación Estadística de Datos

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Erythropoietin in vasospasm. From bench to bedside?

Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage is one of the most deleterious acute neurological diseases. The cerebral ischemia secondary to arterial vasospasm occurring after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage is still responsible for the considerable morbidity and mortality in these patients. Besides the knowle...