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01.08.2007 | Original Paper
Severe reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome mimicking aneurysmal rupture and vasospasm
Erschienen in: Neurocritical Care | Ausgabe 1/2007
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Introduction
Presenting symptoms of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) may overlap. Patients with RCVS often harbor unruptured aneurysms.
Summary of Case
We report a case of RCVS in a patient with an unruptured intracranial aneurysm. The development of diffuse vasoconstriction after aneursym clipping in the absence of any subarachnoid blood was initially confusing, until subtle vasoconstriction before clipping was seen retrospectively.
Results
We obtained perfusion and diffusion MRI studies on this patient, which shed light on the pathophysiology of RCVS.
Conclusion
It is important for physicians who care for patients with aneurysmal SAH to recognize RCVS, as the treatments for these two conditions are different.