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Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2007; 50(1): 23-26
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-970054
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Severe Cerebral Vasospasm Caused by Non-Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment with Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty

A. Koçak 1 , K. Saraç 2 , Ö. Ateş 1 , S. R. Çaylý 1
  • 1I·nönü University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Malatya, Turkey
  • 2nönü University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Malatya, Turkey
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04 June 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (NSAH) is a benign form of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The angiographic changes of cerebral vasospasm (CVS) are uncommon in patients with this type of SAH. NSAH is uniformly associated with an excellent outcome without associated rebleeding or symptomatic CVS. We report a patient with NSAH who developed severe and diffuse CVS. He was treated with transluminal balloon angioplasty because he has been refractory to conventional treatment measures for CVS.

Key words

Angioplasty - non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage - vasospasm

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