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Lethal Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Haemorrhage Associated with Temporal Arteritis. A Case Report

Réka Gál¹, Rodica Bălaşa², Zoltán Bajkó², Smaranda Maier², Iunius Simu³, Adrian Bălaşa⁴

1 Mureş County Clinical Emergency Hospital Târgu Mureş, Neurology Clinic II, Târgu Mureş, România
2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Târgu Mureş, Department of Neurology, Târgu Mureş, România
3 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Târgu Mureş, Department of Radiology, Târgu Mureş, România
4 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Târgu Mureş, Department of Neurosurgery, Târgu Mureş, România

DOI: 10.1515/jccm-2017-0028

Giant cell arteritis is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis, typically involving the superficial temporal arteries, but with possible ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular complications.
The case is reported of a patient with a clinical picture of giant cell arteritis, who had multiple occupational exposures to various infectious agents.
His initial favourable progress was followed by an atypical outcome. Despite immunosuppressive treatment, he developed fatal subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhages, possibly due to rupture of a microaneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery.

Keywords: subarachnoid haemorrhage, giant cell arteritis

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Use of Transcranial Doppler in Intensive Care Unit

Sandor Viski¹, Laszlo Olah²

1 Department of Family and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
2 Department of Neurology, University of Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary

DOI: 10.1515/jccm-2017-0021

Use of transcranial Doppler has undergone much development since its introduction in 1982, making the technique suitable for general use in intensive care units. The main application in intensive care units is to assess intracranial pressure, confirm the lack of cerebral circulation in brain death, detect vasospasm in subarachnoid haemorrhage, and monitor the blood flow parameters during thrombolysis and carotid endarterectomy, as well as measuring stenosis of the main intracranial arteries in sickle cell disease in children.
This review summarises the use of transcranial Doppler in intensive care units.