Aneurysm Flashcards
Obsolete theory
underlying weakness of the media layer at site of bifurcation
Pseudoaneurysm
blood clot adjacent to a rent in the arterial wall.
Age of anurysum
40-60 🔛AVM
Common female
Most common occurs during
Sleep
sentinel headaches befor aSAH
by 2-8 weeks
SDH associated with
PCOM anurysum
interhemispheric subdural hematoma
Distal ACA aneurysm
Seizure occurs in
🥇 24hr associated MCA or acom anurysum
Causes of mortality
Medical condition ( neurogenic pulmonary edema, stress cardiomyopathy)
,
Major cause of mortality
Rebleedign > early tx to reduce risk of rebleeding
Risk of rebleeding
15-20% from first 2 weeks
Cause of sever deficit
Vasospams
Most predictive of long term outcomes
WFNS
strongest prognostic indicator
Severity of clinical presentation
MCC etiology
Truma
spontaneous SAH” causes
80% rupture of aneurysm
AVM
Vasculitis
Dissection VA ➡️ IVH 3,4 ventricle
Rupture of Small VBV
SVT
pretruncal nonaneurysmal SAH (p.1496) (perimesencephalic hemorrhage
SCD
pituitary apoplexy
Rupture of infundibulum
Spinal AVM mc
Cervical and thoracic
RF aSAH
Behavior ➡️ HTN , 🚬, 🍺,drugs
Sports, vaslalva
Gender ➡️👩🦰
Hx of aneurysm ➡️ rupture of unrupture ( sx, large, posterio) bottleneck
FHX 1 st degree and > 2 affected
Syndrome PCKD , type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Pregnancy 🤰🏼
Headache MCC sx DDX paroxysmal headache
aSAH ➡️ warnings 🛑 H/A , seizure and diplopia
Benign thunderclap headaches” (BTH) or crash migraine. 5➡️ intensity < 1 m , 🤮 ,
reversible cerebral vasoconstrictive syndrome (RCVS) 55(AKA benign cerebral angiopathy or vasculitis56)➡️ string beads angio , clear 1-3 m , Hx of vasoconstriction drugs
Airplane ✈️ H/A assistance nasal congestion
benign orgasmic cephalgia:sever throbbing during sexual
Post partum complication
During 🥇 week SAH, ICH , RPLS
During 🥈 week TIA , Strok
Meningismus occurs
6-24 hr
Postive Kernig ( flex hip and knee pain in hamstring
Brudzinski( hip flex after ( neck flex ion )
Cause of coma in SAH
⬆️ ICP , damage brain 🧠 ICH , HC , ischmic due to ⬆️ ICP , seizure , ⬇️ CBF ( ⬇️ CO )
Ocular hemorrhage 👀 🩸 type
1-subhyaloid (preretinal)➡️ RBC neear optic disc ➡️ obscures retinal BV ➡️⬆️ mortality
2- intra-retinal hemorrhage ➡️ surround the fovea
3- 🩸 vitreous humor (Terson syndrome➡️ vitreous opacity , common ACoA . Develop 12 days post SAH associated rebleeding , , ⬆️ mortality rate ,
Clear after 6-12 months long term vision good
Vitrectomy consider ➡️ vision final to improve or for rapid improvement
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pathomechanics OH
Extension of blood 🩸 subarachnoid space to vitreous space
No complication how .
Compression central retinal V & retinochoroidal Anastomosis ➡️ ⬆️ CSF pressure ➡️ venous HTN ➡️ disruption of rerinal vein
DX for SAH
CT if -ve
LP
Dx location of anurysum
MRA no contrast but poor to detect anurysum early
CTA
DSA anatomy , filling and flow
Total contrast for healthy
Iodine< 90gm in 24 hr
CTA 65-75 cc = 21 g
if an angiogram is needed after a CTA, in most cases you do not have to wait 24 hours®
CT sensitivity
Within 6 hr ➡️ sensitivity and specificity100 %
< 12 hr sensitivity < 98%
After 12 hr sensitivity;
< 24 hr 93%
< 72 hr 80%
1 week 50%
Blood 🩸 in cisterns predict
Vasospasm
Things to look Ct
Ventricle size
Hematoma ➡️ MCA
Location of aneurysm
Location of anurysum depend on CT
IHF ➡️ ACOM,
SF ➡️ PCOM , MCA
IPC ➡️ SCA , BA
IVH 3,4 ➡️ PICA , VA dissection
IVH 3 ventril BA
CTA
Detect anurysum size > 3 mm
Detect vaspasm
LP aSAH
🚫 ⬇️ CSF pressure ➡️ ⬆️ trans mural pressure ➡️ risk of bleeding ➡️ minimum amount with < 20 GA
OP will ⬆️
xanthochromia (XTC): will paean after 2-4 hr and till 3-4 weeks
Spectrometry sensitive than inspection
RBC> 100,000, ⬆️ protein ,
If ⬇️ RBC > 70% from 🥇 to last tube ➡️ traumatic tap
MRI and MRA
Low sensitivity in 🥇 24-48 hr ( low met HG )
After 4-7 days can’t detect
Excellent 10-20 days )
FLAIR is the best to detect
MRA
Sensitivity ⬇️ if size < 3 mm
Useful as screening ( 2 🥇 degree relative IA and HTN , 🚬 )
DSA
Gold stander
If SAH but no DSA sorice ➡️ SAH of unknown etiology
4 vessels angio
Infundibulum
MC found PCOM
⬆️ multiple or familial aneurysm
< 3 mm less risk of bleeding ,
no true neck
TX
Warping or clipping
Favor clipping
Large anurysum > 15 mm
BroAED neck > 5 mm
ICH > 50 ml , MCA anurysum
Coiling
Neck narrow < 5 mm
Dome : neck > 2
Elderly
Poor WFNS 4-5
BA anurysum
partially thrombosed aneurysm
best detect by CT or MRI
Grading system
4
Most widely use H&H and WFNs
Radiological modified fisher
Hunt and Hess
Grade 1 and 2 are =
Tx grade 1 and 2 surgical
Grade 3 medical
Mortality with H&H
Grade 1-2 ➡️ 20%
Of taken OR ➡️ 14%
Major cause of death grade 1-2 rebleedign
Meningial irritation ⬆️ surgical risk
Risk of vasospasm H& H
1 ➡️25%
2➡️ 33%
3➡️ 52%
4 ➡️ 53%
5➡️ 74%
WFNS
Most predict long term outcomes
Modified fisher
ICHOP Intracranial hemorrhage of pregnancy
MC occurs in settings of eclampsia, ICH
VS HELLP ( hemolysis, ⬆️ LFT , ⬇️ palt,) ➡️ sever form of pre-eclampsia
Sx ICHOP or eclampsia alon ➡️ H/ A , 🔺 LOC , seizure
Risk of bleeding in pregnancy 🤰🏼
3.5% if no Hx of hemorrhage
5.8% w/ Hx of hemorrhage
Risk of ICHOP during pregnancy 🤰🏼 33-50%
DX aSAH in pregnancy 🤰🏼
CTA with shielding
Angio with shield 🛡️