ISSN:
0942-0940
Keywords:
Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
;
glycosaminoglycans
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Sixteen patients dying after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) were investigated with regard to the presence of angiographic vasoconstriction and of glycosaminoglycans in samples from the main cerebral arteries. All patients had a statistically significant (p 〈 0.001) vasoconstriction at angiography performed before death. At morphological examination, the vessels of all patients showed signs of intimai thickening, necrosis of the media and leucocyte infiltration of the adventitia. The presence of glycosaminoglycans was determined semiquantitatively and did not differ from the values obtained from presumably normal controls. It is suggested that the angiographically verified vasoconstriction found after SAH as well as the morphological changes of the cerebral arteries are not related to a concentration increase of glycosaminoglycans.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01407343
