Continuous Local Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm

Continuous Local Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm

Abstract Vasospasm (VSP) is one of the major causes for prolonged neurologic deficit in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Few case series have reported about continuous local intra-arterial nimodipine administration (CLINA) in refractory VSP. We report our experience with CLINA in a...

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Main Authors: Nicola Logallo, Marianne Lundervik Bøthun, Anne Berit Guttormsen, Gunhild Holmaas, Jostein Kråkenes, Lars Thomassen, Frode Svendsen, Christian A. Helland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
intra-arterial nimodipine
transcranial color-coded sonography
vasospasm
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1543976

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