Strategy of treatment for severe subarachnoid hemorrhage

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24592136
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cerebral neurosurgery
• Research Institution: Kumamoto University
• Principal Investigator: KAI Yutaka 熊本大学, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (30322308)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KURATSU Jyunichi 熊本大学, 大学院生命科学研究部, 教授 (20145296) ; YANO Shigetoshi 熊本大学, 大学院生命科学研究部, 准教授 (60332871) ; OMORI Yuki 熊本大学, 医学部附属病院, 非常勤診療医師 (60599116)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: くも膜下出血 / 脳血管攣縮 / 多角的治療

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To report the effectiveness of intrathecal selective administration ofurokinase infusion (ITSUKI) therapy delivered via a special kit (ITSUKit),developed to prevent vasospasm in patients with ruptured aneurysms who had undergone Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) placement, in patients with World Federation of Neurological Surgery (WFNS) grade V subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Free Research Field

脳神経外科