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    Visualization of Basic Flow Pattern in a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model with PIV-Measurement System

    Despite current treatment strategies cerebral arterial spasm still constitutes the dominant secondary complication following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and continues to be associated with high mo...

    D. Liepsch, D. Hänggi, J. McLean, A. Balasso in 6th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 20… (2010)

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    The effect of an intracisternal nimodipine slow-release system on cerebral vasospasm after experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage in the rat

    Intracisternal slow delivery systems are a promising concept of local treatment of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). The purpose of the actual study was to investigate for the first time...

    D. Hänggi, B. Turowski, J. Perrin, M. Rapp, J. Liersch, M. Sabel in Cerebral Vasospasm (2008)

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    Simultaneous head rotation and lumboventricular lavage in patients after severe subarachnoid haemorrhage: an initial analysis of the influence on clot clearance rate and cerebral vasospasm

    Some recent publications from Japan suggested that headshaking might attenuate cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) due to facilitated wash-out. It can also be assumed that the accepted bene...

    Daniel Hänggi, J. Liersch, G. Wöbker, H. -J. Steiger in Cerebral Vasospasm (2008)

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    Results of direct and indirect revascularisation for adult European patients with Moyamoya angiopathy

    There is little information concerning clinical data and revascularization procedures in adult European patients with Moyamoya disease. More data are available on juvenile European Moyamoya angiopathy and its ...

    D. Hänggi, J. H. Mehrkens in Changing Aspects in Stroke Surgery: Aneury… (2008)

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    Cranial and spinal dural arteriovenous malformations and fistulas: an update

    Awareness of a potential arteriovenous fistula is critical for diagnosis of cranial as well as spinal fistulas. The natural history of cranial and spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas has been clarified during ...

    H.-J. Steiger, D. Hänggi in New Trends of Surgery for Stroke and its P… (2005)

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    Prospective documentation and analysis of the pre- and early clinical management in severe head injury in Southern Bavaria at a population based level

    Treatment of patients suffering from severe head injury is so far restricted to general procedures, whereas specific pharmacological agents of neuroprotection including hypothermia have not been found to impro...

    A. Wirth, A. Baethmann, A. J. Assal in Mechanisms of Secondary Brain Damage from … (2004)

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    Standards of Neurosurgical Procedures

    Written specifications with regard to procedures performed, equipment used, and training of the involved personnel are widely used in the industry and aviation to guarantee constant quality. Similar systems ar...

    H. J. Steiger in Risk Control and Quality Management in Neurosurgery (2001)

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    Quality, Risk and Health Care: Another View

    During evolution of any sector of civilization quality becomes important after the initial steps, that are initiation and growth. The request for quality resides in the contrasts of benefits, risks and limited...

    H. J. Steiger in Risk Control and Quality Management in Neurosurgery (2001)

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    How to Control the Risk of Novel Surgical Procedures

    Novel surgical procedures impose particular problems in addition to the general issues of clinical research [1, 7]. Surgical procedures are usually highly technical and therefore difficult to judge by the inst...

    H. J. Steiger in Risk Control and Quality Management in Neurosurgery (2001)

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    Neuroprotective Treatment Paradigms in Neurovascular Surgery — Efficacy in a Rat Model of Focal Cerebral Ischemia

    Temporary occlusion of cerebral arteries facilitates many neurovascular operations, f.e. clip** of aneurysms or extirpation of arteriovenous malformations. The chance of a safe and longer interruption of cer...

    Dr. S. Zausinger, T. Westermaier, A. Baethmann, H.-J. Steiger in Cerebral Vasospasm (2001)

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    System Analysis of Patient Management During the Pre- and Early Clinical Phase in Severe Head Injury

    Head injury with or without polytrauma is the most important cause of death and severe morbidity in an age bracket of up to 45 years. Two major factors are determining its outcome, the extent and nature of the pr...

    Prof. Dr. A. Baethmann, D. Chapuis, A. Wirth in Current Progress in the Understanding of S… (1999)

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    Cerebral Hemodynamic Evaluation by Means of Transcranial Doppler Sonography

    Cerebral transient ischemic attacks and strokes are usually related to embolic occlusion of cerebral arteries, which originates from the cervical carotid arteries or from the heart. Following the acute event, ...

    H. J. Steiger, A. Nirkko in Biofluid Mechanics (1990)