Severity of cerebral vasospasm associated with development of collaterals following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery
Fawaz Al-MuftiJ Claassen

Abstract

Cerebral collateral circulation has been studied extensively in ischemic stroke where it has been shown to be a predictor of reperfusion, final infarct size, and outcome. Little is known about the significance of the collaterals in the setting of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). We sought to evaluate the effect of cerebral vasospasm on the development of cerebral collaterals following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and the effects of the latter on delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). We retrospectively evaluated 64 aSAH patients with evidence of DCI between day 5 and 7, enrolled in a prospectively maintained observational cohort study. Angiograms were evaluated by four blinded neurointerventionalists. We compared good collateral grades to poor collateral grades, additionally we compared enrolled individuals with any collaterals versus patients who had no collaterals. Inter-rater reliability for collateral grades was substantial (weighted kappa 0.632). Mild vasospasm was more frequent in patients with poor collateral grades compared with patients with good collateral grades (32% vs 4% P=0.012). There was no difference between the collateral groups with regards to DCI, functional, or cognitive outcome. Patients adjudica...Continue Reading

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