Spg stimulation for treating complications of subarachnoid hemorrhage

A method comprising:

• identifying that a subject has suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH);
• and
• treating a complication of the SAH by applying stimulation to at least one site of the subject in conjunction with treating the SAH, the stimulation selected from the group consisting of:
• application of an electrical current, and application of a magnetic field, and the site selected from the group consisting of:
• a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve.

Apparatus for treating a complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) of a subject, comprising:

• a medical vehicle, configured to directly treat the SAH;
• and
• a stimulator configured to stimulate at least one site of the subject, so as to treat a complication arising from use of the medical vehicle, the stimulator selected from the group consisting of:
• an electrical stimulator, and a mechanical stimulator, and the site selected from the group consisting of:
• a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve.