Statins in the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: An overview of animal research, observational studies, randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn 110, Issue , 2011, Pages 193-201

  Kramer, Andreas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

SAH; Statin; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

AUTOREGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBASE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85052609790     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: 00016268     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0356-2_36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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