High-dose intraarterial verapamil in the treatment of cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 458-463

  Keuskamp, Janine ^a   Murali, Raj ^a   Chao, Kuo H ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral vasospasm; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 40549121289     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/3/0458     Document Type: Article

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