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ArticleUltrasound (Leeds, England)2021

Predictive value of the transcranial Doppler and mean arterial flow velocity for early detection of cerebral vasospasm in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Ahmed Esmael, Mohamed E Flifel, Farid Elmarakby, Tamer Belal

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Article in Ultrasound (Leeds, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ahmed EsmaelNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2879-7392
Mohamed E FlifelNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Farid ElmarakbyNeuropsychiatry Department, Mataria Teaching Hospital, Egypt.
Tamer BelalNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe aimed to predict cerebral vasospasm in acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and to determine the cut-off values of the mean flow velocity by the use of transcranial Doppler.

methodsA total of 40 patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were included in this study and classified into two groups. The first group was 26 patients (65%) with cerebral vasospasm and the second group was 14 patients (35%) without vasospasm. Initial evaluation using the Glasgow Coma Scale and the severity of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage was detected by using both the clinical Hunt and Hess and radiological Fisher grading scales. All patients underwent transcranial Doppler evaluations five times in 10 days measuring the mean flow velocities (MFV) of cerebral arteries.

resultsPatients with cerebral vasospasm were associated with significantly higher mean Glasgow Coma Scale score (

conclusionTranscranial Doppler is a useful tool for early detection, monitoring, and prediction of post subarachnoid vasospasm and valuable for early therapeutic intervention before irreversible ischemic neurological deficits take place.

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Cerebral vasospasmdelayed cerebral ischemiasubarachnoid hemorrhagetranscranial Doppler

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PMID34777542
PMCPMC8579365
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