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Posttraumatic basilar artery vasospasm.

Jean F Soustiel1, Venyamin Shik

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

Surgical Neurology
|September 1, 2004
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Basilar artery vasospasm after traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage independently impacts neurologic outcomes. Early detection and treatment are suggested for patients with significant basilar artery vasospasm.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Vasospasm following posttraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (tSAH) is increasingly recognized.
  • Its clinical significance and impact on neurological outcome remain debated.
  • Basilar vasospasm specifically is suspected to negatively influence neurological outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate basilar artery vasospasm as an independent factor contributing to secondary brain damage after posttraumatic hemorrhage.

Main Methods:

  • Daily transcranial Doppler (TCD) evaluations were performed in 93 patients with tSAH.
  • Basilar artery (BA) vasospasm was defined as blood flow velocity (FV) > 85 cm/s for at least two consecutive days.

Main Results:

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  • 34.4% of patients exhibited BA FVs > 85 cm/s.
  • Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that BA vasospasm independently influenced neurologic outcome.

Conclusions:

  • Significant basilar artery vasospasm can potentially harm brainstem neural tissue, especially in trauma-sensitized patients.
  • The findings suggest the need for specific imaging and potential therapeutic interventions for significant BA vasospasm.