Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Vasospasm | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | WFNS | Ay location | TCD | DSA | Xe-CT | Timepoint |
| 52 | 4 | aCom | no | yes | n.d. | 3 |
| 74 | 4 | n.a. | no | no | n.d. | n.a. |
| 64 | 4 | aCom | yes | yes | no | 7 |
| 56 | 4 | aCom | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| 61 | 4 | aCom | yes | n.d. | yes | 9 |
| 60 | 4 | aCom | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| 50 | 5 | ICA | yes | n.d. | n.d. | n.a. |
| 62 | 4 | aCom | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| 44 | 3 | pCom | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| 42 | 5 | ICA | yes | yes | yes | 4 |
Vasospasm diagnostics were done according to a multimodal concept. The screening methods were judged positive for: TCD > 200 cm/s; DSA > 50% narrowing of at least one conductance artery; Xenon CT < 31 ml/100 g/min. The timepoint of diagnosis establishment is indicated in days after SAH
Abbreviations: aCom anterior communicating artery; pCom posterior communicating artery; ICA internal carotid artery; TCD transcranial doppler; DSA digital subtraction angiography; Xe-CT Xenon CT; n.a. not applicable; n.d. not done; WFNS World Federation of Neurological Surgeons Grading