The Need for a Rational Approach to Vasoconstrictive Syndromes: Transcranial Doppler and Calcium Channel Blockade in Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome

The Need for a Rational Approach to Vasoconstrictive Syndromes: Transcranial Doppler and Calcium Channel Blockade in Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome

Introduction: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) typically affects young patients and left untreated can result in hemorrhage or ischemic stroke. Though the disorder has been well characterized in the literature, the most appropriate way to diagnose, treat, and evaluate therapeutic...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth B. Marsh, Wendy C. Ziai, Rafael H. Llinas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome
Infarct
Thunderclap headache
Vasospasm
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound
Calcium channel blocker
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