Table 1 Summary of case reports

Case number

1

2

Age (years)

64

64

Medical history

Cerebral abscess, epilepsy

Alcoholism

Mechanism of injury

Fall from own height

Fall from own height

Initial GCS

14

14

Initial CT-Head finding

SAH in left sylvian fissure

Diffuse SAH, concentrated in left sylvian fissure

Fisher grade of SAH

3

3

Onset of DINDs (after admission)

8

7

Presenting symptoms

Aphasia, right hemiparesis

Aphasia, dysarthria, lethargy, right hemiparesis

Imaging modality to investigate vasospasm

DSA

CTA

Duration of Milrinone treatment/ICU stay (days)

9

10

Recurrence of DINDs

No

Yes

GOS at 6 months

4

5