title: Angioplasty for the infusion of fasudil hydrochloride to treat cerebral symptomatic vasospasm.
abstract: The present report describes the successful treatment of cerebral symptomatic vasospasm (SVS) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with super-selective intra-arterial infusion of fasudil hydrochloride (ERIL((R))). We treated seventeen vascular territories in 12 patients with selective intra-arterial infusion of fasudil hydrochloride (FSD). FSD was infused through a catheter (a microcatheter in nine patients) at a rate of 1.0 to 1.5 mg/minute (total dose=30 to 60mg/1 vessel) for each vascular territory. Nineteen vascular territories (100%) were angiographically dilated and seven patients (58%) showed early improvement in neurological function after the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Showa General Hospital; Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sashida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukasa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imaizumi