Diagnostic value of transcranial doppler to predict delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage : To predict delayed cerebral ischemia.

J Joep van der Harst Jan Willem J EltingJohanna HijlkemaNic J G M VeegerCarlina E van Donkelaar J Marc C van Dijk Maarten Uyttenboogaart

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2024)

TCD-monitoring of aSAH patients may be a valuable strategy for DCI risk stratification. Lower cutoff values can be used in the early phase after the ictus (day 2-5) than are commonly used now. The Combined Severity Score incorporating all major cerebral arteries may provide a meaningful contribution to interpreting TCD measurements.

Keyphrases

cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage
blood brain barrier
brain injury
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
blood flow