Dr.Gary L. Bernardini
Department of Neurology
Division of Critical Care Neurology
Dr. Stephan Mayer
Department of Neurology
Division of Critical Care Neurology
Dr. John Pile-Spellman
Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery
This is a retrospective study designed to evaluate the efficacy and outcome of treatment of recently ruptured intracranial aneurysms with Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) emolization in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
Over a three year period twenty patients receiving GDC embolization were studied. Initial clinical assessment and outcomes were determined by admission and worst Hunt & Hess scores, Glasgow Coma Score, NIH Stroke Scale, APACHE II scores, Glasgow Outcome Scale (at 30 days and 6 months), and overal disposition. The data collected indicates that endovascular GDC coil embolization successfully prevents rebleeding complications of SAH and allows induced hypertension in poor risk patients with inoperable intracranial aneurysms.
