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01-11-2008 | Technical Note

Continuous Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm

Authors: Thomas E. Mayer, Martin Dichgans, Andreas Straube, Tobias Birnbaum, Stephanie Müller-Schunk, Gerhard F. Hamann, Gernot Schulte-Altedorneburg

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 6/2008

Abstract

Two patients with refractory symptomatic cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) were treated by continuous intra-arterial nimodipine infusion via a catheter placed in the internal carotid artery or vertebral artery for 3 and 12 days, respectively. Recovery of the neurological deficits, normalization of MR perfusion, a decrease in the elevated mean flow velocity measured by transcranial duplex sonography, and angiographic recanalization were observed. Continuous intra-arterial nimodipine might be a treatment option in severe refractory vasospasm following SAH.

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Title: Continuous Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm
Authors: Thomas E. Mayer
Martin Dichgans
Andreas Straube
Tobias Birnbaum
Stephanie Müller-Schunk
Gerhard F. Hamann
Gernot Schulte-Altedorneburg
Publication date: 01-11-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-008-9346-0

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