Papaverine angioplasty to treat cerebral vasospasm following traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-91

  Cairns, C J S ^a   Finfer, S R ^a   Harrington, T J ^a   Cook, R ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Balloon angioplasty; Cerebral vasospasm; Head injury: subarachoid haemorrhage; Nimodipine; Papaverine

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; MANNITOL; NIMODIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PAPAVERINE;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0037328471     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100117     Document Type: Article

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