Treatment of aneurysmal hemiplegia with dopamine and mannitol.
Three patients with severe postoperative hemiplegia and one with hemiplegia following a subarachnoid hemorrhage are presented. None had hematomas. All were treated with dopamine-induced hypertension, mannitol, and large quantities of intravascular fluids. All showed a remarkable degree of clinical improvement, presumably secondary to an increase in cerebral blood flow.
D000328:Adult; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications
D008353:Mannitol; D004298:Dopamine