Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Drug Therapy
Therapeutic targets Safeguarding or stabilization of vital functions (respiration, body temperature, circulation). Avoidance of recurrent hemorrhage (new bleeding/post-bleeding) (often in the first 24 hours). Reduction of intracranial pressure Avoidance of complications, v. a. hydrocephalus (pathological dilation of the fluid spaces (cerebral ventricles) of the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid), vasospasms (vascular spasms) and epileptic seizures … Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Drug Therapy