Intraarterial papaverine for the treatment of vasospasm.
The authors describe the use of intraarterial papaverine to treat vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Two cases are reported: a 40-year-old woman with a posterior communicating artery aneurysm and a 67-year-old man with a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm. Both patients developed symptomatic, angiographically demonstrated vasospasm that responded to papaverine infusion.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D010208:Papaverine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013035:Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications
D010208:Papaverine