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Prediction of Symptomatic Vasospasmafter Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Modified Fisher Scale

Neurosurgery · 2006 · Vol. 59(1) · pp. 21–27

Jennifer Frontera✉(Columbia University)Jan Claassen(Columbia University)J. Michael Schmidt(Columbia University)Katja E. Wartenberg(Columbia University)Richard E. Temes(Columbia University)E. Sander Connolly(Columbia University)R. Loch Macdonald(University of Chicago)Stephan A. Mayer(Columbia University)

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Abstract

The modified Fisher scale, which accounts for thick cisternal and ventricular blood, predicts symptomatic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage more accurately than original Fisher scale.

Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicineSubarachnoid hemorrhageScale (ratio)Surgery

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HumansPredictive Value of TestsPregnatrienesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSubarachnoid HemorrhageTomography, X-Ray ComputedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicNeuroprotective AgentsVasospasm, Intracranial

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American Heart Association
Actelion Pharmaceuticals

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Neurosurgery · 1980 · 3,092 citations

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