Delayed symptomatic vasospasm after clipping surgery for unruptured aneurysm is rarely
reported. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman who presented with symptomatic vasospasm
11 days after clipping surgery for an unruptured aneurysm. We could not predict the
existence of vasospasm until ischemic symptoms developed. We retrospectively found
mild vasospasm in the computed tomography angiogram taken 8 days after the operation.
The patient complained of a prolonged unexpected headache 1 week after the operation.
We should recognize prolonged unexpected headache as a warning sign of vasospasm.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 24, 2015
Accepted:
November 22,
2015
Received in revised form:
November 7,
2015
Received:
August 31,
2015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.11.029
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© 2016 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
