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Intracranial vasospasm

MedGen UID:
199760
Concept ID:
C0751895
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Angiospasm, Intracranial; Angiospasms, Intracranial; Intracranial Angiospasm; Intracranial Angiospasms; Intracranial Vascular Spasm; Intracranial Vascular Spasms; Intracranial Vasospasm; Intracranial Vasospasms; Spasm, Intracranial Vascular; Spasms, Intracranial Vascular; Vascular Spasm, Intracranial; Vascular Spasms, Intracranial; Vasospasm, Intracranial; Vasospasms, Intracranial
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006812

Definition

Constriction of arteries in the skull due to sudden, sharp, and often persistent smooth muscle contraction in blood vessels. Intracranial vasospasm results in reduced vessel lumen caliber, restricted blood flow to the brain, and brain ischemia that may lead to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (hypoxia-ischemia, brain). [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIntracranial vasospasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Zhao J, Lin H, Summers R, Yang M, Cousins BG, Tsui J
Angiology 2018 Jan;69(1):17-30. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1177/0003319717700503. PMID: 28355880Free PMC Article
Veldeman M, Höllig A, Clusmann H, Stevanovic A, Rossaint R, Coburn M
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Lin BF, Kuo CY, Wu ZF
Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan 2014 Jun;52(2):77-84. Epub 2014 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.aat.2014.04.005. PMID: 25016512

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Singhal AB
Int J Stroke 2023 Dec;18(10):1151-1160. Epub 2023 Jun 12 doi: 10.1177/17474930231181250. PMID: 37246916
Romenskaya T, Longhitano Y, Piccolella F, Berger JM, Artico M, Taurone S, Maconi A, Saviano A, Caramuta M, Savioli G, Zanza C
Rev Recent Clin Trials 2023;18(1):12-18. doi: 10.2174/1574887117666220810121048. PMID: 35950252
Perillo T, Paolella C, Perrotta G, Serino A, Caranci F, Manto A
Radiol Med 2022 Sep;127(9):981-990. Epub 2022 Aug 6 doi: 10.1007/s11547-022-01532-2. PMID: 35932443Free PMC Article
Hakimi R, Alexandrov AV, Garami Z
Neurol Clin 2020 Feb;38(1):215-229. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2019.09.006. PMID: 31761060
Connolly ES Jr, Rabinstein AA, Carhuapoma JR, Derdeyn CP, Dion J, Higashida RT, Hoh BL, Kirkness CJ, Naidech AM, Ogilvy CS, Patel AB, Thompson BG, Vespa P; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Clinical Cardiology
Stroke 2012 Jun;43(6):1711-37. Epub 2012 May 3 doi: 10.1161/STR.0b013e3182587839. PMID: 22556195

Diagnosis

Singhal AB
Int J Stroke 2023 Dec;18(10):1151-1160. Epub 2023 Jun 12 doi: 10.1177/17474930231181250. PMID: 37246916
Romenskaya T, Longhitano Y, Piccolella F, Berger JM, Artico M, Taurone S, Maconi A, Saviano A, Caramuta M, Savioli G, Zanza C
Rev Recent Clin Trials 2023;18(1):12-18. doi: 10.2174/1574887117666220810121048. PMID: 35950252
Li K, Barras CD, Chandra RV, Kok HK, Maingard JT, Carter NS, Russell JH, Lai L, Brooks M, Asadi H
World Neurosurg 2019 Jun;126:513-527. Epub 2019 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.083. PMID: 30898740
Findlay JM, Nisar J, Darsaut T
Can J Neurol Sci 2016 Jan;43(1):15-32. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2015.288. PMID: 26332908
Ducros A
Lancet Neurol 2012 Oct;11(10):906-17. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70135-7. PMID: 22995694

Therapy

Pontes JPM, Santos MDC, Gibram FC, Rodrigues NMV, Cavalcante-Neto JF, Barros ADM, Solla DJF
Neurosurgery 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1208-1219. Epub 2023 Jul 18 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002601. PMID: 37462365
Lee A
Drugs 2022 Apr;82(6):697-702. doi: 10.1007/s40265-022-01708-0. PMID: 35362854
Hakimi R, Alexandrov AV, Garami Z
Neurol Clin 2020 Feb;38(1):215-229. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2019.09.006. PMID: 31761060
Li K, Barras CD, Chandra RV, Kok HK, Maingard JT, Carter NS, Russell JH, Lai L, Brooks M, Asadi H
World Neurosurg 2019 Jun;126:513-527. Epub 2019 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.083. PMID: 30898740
Findlay JM, Nisar J, Darsaut T
Can J Neurol Sci 2016 Jan;43(1):15-32. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2015.288. PMID: 26332908

Prognosis

Hu Z, Deng X, Zhou S, Zhou C, Shen M, Gao X, Huang Y
Fluids Barriers CNS 2023 Nov 4;20(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12987-023-00483-8. PMID: 37925414Free PMC Article
Walling A
FP Essent 2018 Oct;473:21-25. PMID: 30346681
Ducros A
Lancet Neurol 2012 Oct;11(10):906-17. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70135-7. PMID: 22995694
Connolly ES Jr, Rabinstein AA, Carhuapoma JR, Derdeyn CP, Dion J, Higashida RT, Hoh BL, Kirkness CJ, Naidech AM, Ogilvy CS, Patel AB, Thompson BG, Vespa P; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Clinical Cardiology
Stroke 2012 Jun;43(6):1711-37. Epub 2012 May 3 doi: 10.1161/STR.0b013e3182587839. PMID: 22556195
Diringer MN, Bleck TP, Claude Hemphill J 3rd, Menon D, Shutter L, Vespa P, Bruder N, Connolly ES Jr, Citerio G, Gress D, Hänggi D, Hoh BL, Lanzino G, Le Roux P, Rabinstein A, Schmutzhard E, Stocchetti N, Suarez JI, Treggiari M, Tseng MY, Vergouwen MD, Wolf S, Zipfel G; Neurocritical Care Society
Neurocrit Care 2011 Sep;15(2):211-40. doi: 10.1007/s12028-011-9605-9. PMID: 21773873

Clinical prediction guides

Muraoka S, Asai T, Fukui T, Ota S, Shimato S, Koketsu N, Nishizawa T, Araki Y, Saito R
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Aug 9;46(1):195. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02104-2. PMID: 37555872
Singhal AB
Int J Stroke 2023 Dec;18(10):1151-1160. Epub 2023 Jun 12 doi: 10.1177/17474930231181250. PMID: 37246916
Endo H, Hagihara Y, Kimura N, Takizawa K, Niizuma K, Togo O, Tominaga T
J Neurosurg 2022 Dec 1;137(6):1707-1717. Epub 2022 Apr 1 doi: 10.3171/2022.2.JNS212914. PMID: 35364589
Lannes M, Teitelbaum J, del Pilar Cortés M, Cardoso M, Angle M
Neurocrit Care 2012 Jun;16(3):354-62. doi: 10.1007/s12028-012-9701-5. PMID: 22528278
Frontera JA, Claassen J, Schmidt JM, Wartenberg KE, Temes R, Connolly ES Jr, MacDonald RL, Mayer SA
Neurosurgery 2006 Jul;59(1):21-7; discussion 21-7. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000243277.86222.6c. PMID: 16823296

Recent systematic reviews

Spears WE, Greer DM, Nguyen TN
Stroke 2023 Oct;54(10):2708-2712. Epub 2023 Aug 15 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043541. PMID: 37581267
Pontes JPM, Santos MDC, Gibram FC, Rodrigues NMV, Cavalcante-Neto JF, Barros ADM, Solla DJF
Neurosurgery 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1208-1219. Epub 2023 Jul 18 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002601. PMID: 37462365
Geraldini F, De Cassai A, Diana P, Correale C, Boscolo A, Zampirollo S, Disarò L, Carere A, Cacco N, Navalesi P, Munari M
Neurocrit Care 2022 Jun;36(3):1071-1079. Epub 2022 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01493-4. PMID: 35419702
Dayyani M, Sadeghirad B, Grotta JC, Zabihyan S, Ahmadvand S, Wang Y, Guyatt GH, Amin-Hanjani S
Stroke 2022 Jun;53(6):1993-2005. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035699. PMID: 35354302
Hafeez S, Grandhi R
Neurocrit Care 2019 Oct;31(2):399-405. doi: 10.1007/s12028-018-0659-9. PMID: 30607826

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