Statin use was not associated with less vasospasm or improved outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage

Neurosurgery. 2008 Dec;63(6):E1209; author reply E1209. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000325676.40399.63.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Brain Ischemia / etiology
  • Brain Ischemia / prevention & control
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Simvastatin / therapeutic use*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications*
  • Vasospasm, Intracranial / etiology
  • Vasospasm, Intracranial / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Simvastatin