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Cerebral Vasospasm in Patients over 80 Years Treated by Coil Embolization for Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms
Joint Authors
Date, Isao
Takasugi, Yuji
Hishikawa, Tomohito
Sugiu, Kenji
Tokunaga, Koji
Shimizu, Tomohisa
Haruma, Jun
Hiramatsu, Masafumi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Object.
The effect on clinical outcomes of symptomatic vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in patients over 80 years who underwent coil embolization was evaluated.
Methods.
Forty-four cases were reviewed and divided into two groups according to patient age: Group A, 79 years or younger, and Group B, 80 or older.
Patient characteristics, prevalence of symptomatic vasospasm, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores at discharge and frequency of symptomatic vasospasm in patients with mRS scores of 3–6 were analyzed.
Results.
Thirty-two (73%) of the 44 cases were categorized as Group A and 12 (27%) as Group B.
Group B had a significantly higher prevalence of symptomatic vasospasm compared to Group A (P=0.0040).
mRS scores at discharge were significantly higher in Group B than in Group A (P=0.0494).
Among cases with mRS scores of 3–6, there was a significantly higher frequency of symptomatic vasospasm in Group B than in Group A (P=0.0223).
Conclusions.
In our cohort of aneurysmal SAH patients treated by coil embolization, patients over 80 years of age were more likely to suffer symptomatic vasospasm, which significantly correlated with worse clinical outcomes, than those 79 years and under.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hishikawa, Tomohito& Takasugi, Yuji& Shimizu, Tomohisa& Haruma, Jun& Hiramatsu, Masafumi& Tokunaga, Koji…[et al.]. 2014. Cerebral Vasospasm in Patients over 80 Years Treated by Coil Embolization for Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457700
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hishikawa, Tomohito…[et al.]. Cerebral Vasospasm in Patients over 80 Years Treated by Coil Embolization for Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457700
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hishikawa, Tomohito& Takasugi, Yuji& Shimizu, Tomohisa& Haruma, Jun& Hiramatsu, Masafumi& Tokunaga, Koji…[et al.]. Cerebral Vasospasm in Patients over 80 Years Treated by Coil Embolization for Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457700
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457700