Vasospasm is a major source of morbidity and mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH); it can result in temporary or permanent delayed ischemic deficits. Thirty percent of …

OBJECTIVE: To report the results of the first 50 consecutive patients with vasospasm
secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage treated with balloon angioplasty after failure of …

For survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral vasospasm significantly
contributes to its morbidity and mortality by causing delayed ischemic neurological deficit …

In the last five years, we have performed transluminal angioplasty on 139 vessels in 50
patients who developed a delayed ischemic deficit after subarachnoid hemorrhage that was …

✓ Angioplasty of narrowed cerebral arteries was performed in 10 patients who became
symptomatic from vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. This procedure was …

Angioplasty of the proximal portions of major cerebral arteries at the base of the brain has
shown promise as a therapy for symptomatic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage …

The expanded role of interventional neuroradiological treatment for post-subarachnoid
hemorrhage vasospasm has highlighted the diagnostic utility of transcranial Doppler studies …

The morbidity and mortality from subarachnoid hemorrhage are extraordinarily high. In the
first 3 months following a hemorrhage the mortality exceeds 50%(Allcock and Drake 1965; …

This study demonstrates that in experienced hands, intracranial angioplasty is a feasible
and safe option in a selected group of patients with severe (> 50% stenosis) symptomatic …

The recent development of transluminal angioplasty for the treatment of symptomatic
cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage has generated considerable …