Stroke: Anatomy of a catastrophic event
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Zhang, John ;Lewis, Adam ;Bernanke, David ;Zubkov, Alexander ;Clower, Ben
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) resulting from the rupture of a cerebral aneurysm represents one major cause of stroke. SAH may be followed by a spontaneous severe contraction of major cerebral arteries, a condition referred to as cerebral vasospasm. Vasospasm may result in brain ischemia or actual ti