Intra-arterial vasodilator therapy for parainfectious cerebral vasospasm

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 225-229

  Taqui, Ather ^a   Koffman, Lauren ^a   Hui, Ferdinand ^a   Gomes, Joao ^a   Hussain, M Shazam ^a   Bain, Mark ^a   Toth, Gabor ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovascular; Infarct; Meningitis; Parainfectious; Vasculopathy; Vasodilator

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NICARDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; STEROID; VERAPAMIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPLICATION; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PROCEDURES; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 84899927928     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.02.028     Document Type: Article

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