Symptomatic Vasospasm and Chronic Hydrocephalus in Elderly Patients after Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture-Comparison with Younger Ones / 대한뇌혈관학회지
Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease
;
: 159-163, 2002.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-211669
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of shunt-dependent chronic hydrocephalus and symptomatic vasospasm in elderly patients following intracranial aneurysm rupture with those of younger patients.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 189 patients who were treated with open surgery between May 1994 and December 2000. They were divided into two groups; elderly (> or =60 yrs) and younger (< or =59 yrs) group. Incidence of shunt-dependent chronic hydrocephalus and symptomatic vasospasm was analysed in each group during 6 months after surgery.RESULTS:
Shunt-dependent chronic hydrocephalus has developed more frequently in the elderly group (27.8%) than in the younger group (7.3%). Incidence of symptomatic vasospasm was not significantly different between two groups, even though poor grade patients were more represented in the elderly group.CONCLUSION:
Meticulous clinical long-term follow-up is needed to detect shunt-dependent chronic hydrocephalus as early as possble in the elderly patients with operated ruptured intracranial aneurysms and in that case, shunt operation should be undertaken.
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Asunto principal:
Rotura
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Aneurisma Intracraneal
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Registros Médicos
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Incidencia
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Hidrocefalia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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