Hemorrhagic Stroke and Inflammation

Progression of Brain Injury/Recovery Following Stroke 

After subarachnoid hemorrhage vasospasm is a common complication that results from irritation of the intracranial vasculature by subarachnoid blood. Vasospasm may lead to delayed cerebral ischemia and ischemic strokes, up to several weeks after the initial hemorrhage. There is preliminary evidence that inflammation plays a role in vasospasm after subarachnoid hanorrhage (Nilupul Perera et al., 2006 Qatterbuck et al., 2003), and anti-inflammatory strategies have been shown to prevent vasospasm in experimental stroke models (Nilupul Perera et al., 2006). 

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