Vasodilation and neuroprotection: The magnesium saga in subarachnoid hemorrhage

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1382-1384

  Taccone, Fabio Silvio ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerebral vasospasm; Delayed cerebral ischemia; Magnesium sulfate; Prevention; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CLAZOSENTAN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIMODIPINE; PLACEBO;

BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPROTECTION; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 77951532070     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181da4672     Document Type: Editorial

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