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.
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in Ko
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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.Key words
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Main subject:
Rupture
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Intracranial Aneurysm
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Medical Records
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Incidence
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hydrocephalus
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease
Year:
2002
Type:
Article