Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of cerebral vascular spasm (CVS) on the cognitive level of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Methods Totally 98 patients with aSAH from January 2014 to December 2016 were enrolled for the study. They were divided into CVS group and non-CVS group according to transcranial Doppler, and cognitive impairment group and normal group according to Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA) score after 2 months of onset. MoCA score and the incidence of cognitive dysfunction were compared between CVS group and non-CVS group. Clinical data were compared between cognitive impairment group and normal group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the independent related factors of patients with cognitive dysfunction. Results Actually 44 patients were combined with CVS in a total of 98 patients, whose rate was 44.9%. MoCA visual space and executive function, abstraction, delayed recall, orientation score and total score in CVS group were significantly lower than those of non-CVS group, the incidence of cognitive dysfunction was significantly higher than that in non-CVS group (P < 0.05). The GCS score at admission in cognitive dysfunction group was significantly lower than that in normal group, the rate of Fisher grade ≥ 3, Hunt-Hess grade level ≥ 3 and GOS score with 3 or 4 points at discharge were significantly higher than that in normal group, respectivelly (P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that CVS, Hunt-Hess grade level ≥ 3 and GOS score with 3 or 4 points were independent risk factors for cognitive impairment (P < 0.05). Conclusions CVS is a common complication of aSAH, and it can significantly increase the risk of cognitive impairment.