Preliminary experience with intra-arterial nicardipine as a treatment for cerebral vasospasm
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.25, no.5, pp.819-826, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 25 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2004
- Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.819-826
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Papaverine is the primary intra-arterial (IA) treatment for vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); however, is it limited in effect and by adverse effects. We prospectively studied the use of IA nicardipine as a treatment for vasospasm.