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It is generally agreed that the neurological status of the patient at the time of surgical repair of ruptured intracranial aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) influences both the mortality rate and the manner of survival (Botterell et al., 1958; Hunt and Hess, 1968). The worse the neurological deficit, such as coma and/or decerebrate or decorticate state, the worse the prognosis. However, patients with intact neurological status or minimal deficit, such as obtundation or drowsiness, have a better prognosis. This appears to be true whether the neurological deficit is caused by intracerebral haematoma, hydrocephalus, severe vasospasm or complicating cerebral oedema.
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Meyer, J.S., Kohlmeyer, K., Flamm, E.s., Ransohoff, J., Suzuki, J., Symon, L. (1979). Clinical Pathology and Pathophysiology. In: Pia, H.W., Langmaid, C., Zierski, J. (eds) Cerebral Aneurysms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67163-0_5
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