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A Murine Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Published on: November 21, 2013
Subarachnoid hemorrhage after transient global amnesia caused by cerebral venous congestion: case report
Yuta Maetani1, Masahiro Nakamori2, Tomoaki Watanabe1
1Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, 1-1-23, Higashisendamachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-0053, Hiroshima, Japan.
Background:
Transient global amnesia is reported to be caused by cerebral venous congestion. Internal jugular venous flow reversal in particular with the Valsalva maneuver leads to cerebral venous congestion. In addition, Valsalva maneuver can also induce subarachnoid hemorrhage. Transient global amnesia and subarachnoid hemorrhage might have common a pathophysiology in cerebral venous congestion.
Case Presentation:
We report here the case of a 57-year-old woman who twice experienced convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage just after straining at stool following an episode of transient global amnesia. Digital subtraction angiography showed left temporal congestion. Left jugular vein ultrasonography revealed reflux with the Valsalva maneuver only in acute phase, indicating transient cerebral venous congestion.
Conclusions:
Subarachnoid hemorrhage followed by transient global amnesia indicates a common factor between them. Transient venous congestion is discussed in order to explain this rare phenomenon.
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