Continuous Local Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm

Nicola Logallo; Marianne Lundervik Bøthun; Anne Berit Guttormsen; Gunhild Holmaas; Jostein Kråkenes; Lars Thomassen; Frode Svendsen; Christian A Helland

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1543976

Continuous Local Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm

J Neurol Surg Rep. 2015 Jul;76(1):e75-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1543976. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

Authors

Nicola Logallo¹, Marianne Lundervik Bøthun², Anne Berit Guttormsen³, Gunhild Holmaas³, Jostein Kråkenes⁴, Lars Thomassen¹, Frode Svendsen⁵, Christian A Helland²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Neurovascular Diseases, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway ; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
² Center for Neurovascular Diseases, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway ; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ; Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
³ Intensive Care Unit, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ; Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.

Abstract

Vasospasm (VSP) is one of the major causes for prolonged neurologic deficit in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Few case series have reported about continuous local intra-arterial nimodipine administration (CLINA) in refractory VSP. We report our experience with CLINA in a patient with refractory cerebral VSP.

Keywords: aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; intra-arterial nimodipine; transcranial color-coded sonography; vasospasm.

Publication types

Case Reports