Why the study?
Does CT perfusion predict secondary cerebral infarction in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Population
38 consecutive patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
Design
Cohort, two blinded observers for visual color-map ratings
Follow-up
2 weeks
Authors
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May support early risk stratification in aSAH; leaves open need for prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does CT perfusion predict secondary cerebral infarction in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?
CT perfusion time-to-peak is a sensitive and early predictor of secondary cerebral infarction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Pham et al. (2007) studied this question.
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