Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society  1999;28(8):1215-1219

Hemodynamics of Poor-grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Dal Soo KIM 1 ; Do Sung YOU ; Pil Woo HUH ; Kyung Suk CHO ; Joon Ki KANG

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Keywords

Hemodynamics; Poor-grade; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Aneurysm

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Patients who are devastated neurologically or medically after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH) are described as 'poor grade' patients. More recent studies have documented that the initial hemorrhage is by far the most important determinant of outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. This review mainly includes hemodynamics and suspected mechanisms of acute brain injury after aneurysmal SAH, particularly in special reference to increased intracranial pressure and cerebral ischemia during and after SAH.