<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Arterial aneurysm ruptures of the circle of Willis determine subarachnoid hemorrhage, which evolving due to the irritating effect of the blood in the subarachnoid space may lead to complications such as large arterial vasospasm in the origin of the large cerebral arteries, from the base of the brain.Cerebral vasospasm causes a downstream cerebral ischemia, that may lead to the establishment of an ischemic stroke which is life threatening.Early treatment against the vasospasm with calcium channels blockers should prevent occurrence of ischemia. However, the effectiveness of this treatment is not fully confirmed, fact that was mentioned even in the presentation of our case.</abstract>

Arterial aneurysm ruptures of the circle of Willis determine subarachnoid hemorrhage, which evolving due to the irritating effect of the blood in the subarachnoid space may lead to complications such as large arterial vasospasm in the origin of the large cerebral arteries, from the base of the brain.Cerebral vasospasm causes a downstream cerebral ischemia, that may lead to the establishment of an ischemic stroke which is life threatening.Early treatment against the vasospasm with calcium channels blockers should prevent occurrence of ischemia. However, the effectiveness of this treatment is not fully confirmed, fact that was mentioned even in the presentation of our case.

Cerebral Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Through Aneurysm Rupture - Clinical Considerations and Case Report

Neurological Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital, Galati; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati

Geriatric Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital, Galati; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Center for Research on Medical-Pharmaceutical

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanta

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Arterial aneurysm ruptures of the circle of Willis determine subarachnoid hemorrhage, which evolving due to the irritating effect of the blood in the...

Cerebral Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Through Aneurysm Rupture - Clinical Considerations and Case Report

Published Online: Mar 30, 2017

Page range: 232 - 238

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0040

Keywords
subarachnoid hemorrhage, aneurysm rupture, vasospasm, cerebral ischemia, calcium blockers

© 2016 Caraban B.M. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cerebral Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Through Aneurysm Rupture - Clinical Considerations and Case Report

Published Online: Mar 30, 2017

Page range: 232 - 238

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0040

Keywordssubarachnoid hemorrhage, aneurysm rupture, vasospasm, cerebral ischemia, calcium blockers

© 2016 Caraban B.M. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
subarachnoid hemorrhage, aneurysm rupture, vasospasm, cerebral ischemia, calcium blockers