A Rare Case of Cerebral Vasospasm Secondary to Primary Intraventricular Hemorrhage With an Immediate Improvement in Neurological Status Following Intra-arterial Therapy

Symptomatic vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) occurs in roughly 30% of cases. However, vasospasm after primary intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is rare and described in only a handful of case reports and small retrospective studies. We present a patient with primary IVH....

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 6
Main Authors Delora, Adam, Ezzeldin, Rime, Alderazi, Yazan, Le, Dewey, Ezzeldin, Mohamad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Cureus Inc 06.06.2022
Cureus
Subjects
Aneurysms
Blood pressure
Carotid arteries
Case reports
Emergency medical care
Hemorrhage
Hydrocephalus
Ischemia
Medical imaging
Narcotics
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Patients
Radiology
Veins & arteries
Vital signs
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Summary:Symptomatic vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) occurs in roughly 30% of cases. However, vasospasm after primary intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is rare and described in only a handful of case reports and small retrospective studies. We present a patient with primary IVH. A conventional cerebral angiogram ruled out vascular anomalies but demonstrated severe diffuse cerebral vasospasm. The patient was treated with intra-arterial vasodilators, resulting in an immediate and profound improvement in the patient’s neurological examination. Several days later, the patient had another decline in neurological status that immediately resolved after treatment with intra-arterial therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a profound and immediate improvement in neurological examination following intra-arterial vasodilator administration.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.25697