Abstract

Case Report

CT perfusion-guided endovascular treatment of symptomatic cerebral vasospasm in a patient with perimesencephalic non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Andrea Saletti*, Andrea Bernardoni, Luca Borgatti1, Giuseppe Carità, Marco Farneti, Onofrio Marcello and Enrico Fainardi

Published: 31 March, 2020 | Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Pages: 020-021

Symptomatic vasospasm represents an uncommon complication of perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) which is a benign form of SAH without any recognizable source of bleeding accounting for about 15% of non-traumatic SAH [1,2]. 

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