Cerebral Vasospasm

Abstract

Cerebral Vasospasm

Somkiat   Wongsuriyanan   MD

Department of Surgery, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Cerebral vasospasm, an important complication following subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysm, is still the main cause of death and disability in many patients.  Despite the fact that modern treatments of cerebral aneurysm are available, either by operation or endovascular intervention, the methods of prevention and treatment of cerebral vasospasm still yield unsatisfactory results. Further studies of disease mechanisms and new methods of treatment are still necessary.  Several methods of prevention and treatment of cerebral vasospasm are reviewed here.

Vajira Med J 2009 ; 53 : 211-218