Repetitive use of intra-arterial verapamil in the treatment of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 174-176

  French, Kris F ^a   Hoesch, Robert E ^b   Allred, Juliann ^a   Wilder, Michael ^a   Smith, A G ^a   Digre, Kathleen B ^a   La Barge III, Donald V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra arterial vasodilator therapy; Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome; Thunderclap headache

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIMODIPINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENERGY DRINK; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NEUROCRITICAL CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSIBLE CEREBRAL VASOCONSTRICTION SYNDROME; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VASCULITIS; VASOSPASM; VISION;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 84855192565     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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