Post-Traumatic Cerebral Vasospasm Demonstrated by Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Perfusion-Weighted Imaging: A Case Report

Abbreviations

ACA

anterior cerebral artery

aSAH

aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

CBV

cerebral blood volume

CT

computer tomography

CTA

computed tomography angiography

DIND

delayed ischemic neurological deficit

DWI

diffusion-weighted imaging

FLAIR

fluid attenuation inversion recovery

HHH

hypertension, hypervolemia,hemodilution

ICA

internal carotid artery

MCA

middle cerebral artery

MR

magnetic resonance

MRA

magnetic resonance angiography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

PWI

perfusion-weighted imaging

SAH

subarachnoid hemorrhage

TBI

traumatic brain injury

TCD

transcranial Doppler sonography

tSAH

traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

TTP

time-to-peak

VSP

cerebral vasospasm

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