✓ Antifibrinolytic therapy remains a controversial issue in the management of subarachnoid
hemorrhage (SAH). The relationship of antifibrinolytic therapy with mortality, rebleeding …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a biologic fluid, formed mainly in the ventricular choroid plexus,
distributed within the ventricular system, basal cisterns, and subarachnoid space. Analysis of …

In this review of the pathophysiology of acute intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage,
information from several disciplines is assembled to describe the bleeding process …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In patients with suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH) and negative CT findings, the iatrogenic introduction of RBCs into the CSF during …

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the prognosis, possible
prognostic factors, and long-term natural history of subarachnoid hemorrhage of …

During the first 5 days after an intracranial haemorrhage, the red blood cells slowly
haemolyse. Most of the oxyhaemoglobin, released in the cerebrospinal fluid, is transformed …

Arachidonic acid is ubiquitously distributed throughout the body and its derivatives form an
extraordinary and bewildering array of compounds of widely differing properties. It is most …

Delayed cerebral ischemia ascribed to vasospasm is the largest source of morbidity and
mortality in patients who survive the initial effects of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage …

BACKGROUND: Despite the morbidity and mortality of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH),
the average volume of a typical hemorrhage is not well defined. Animal models of SAH often …

Cisternal and lumbar cerebrospinal fluid obtained some days following a subarachnoid
haemorrhage contains abnormally large quantities of various prostanoids; some may be …