Anesthetic Clinical Observations on the Use of the intraventricular Sodium Nitroprusside for Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm: A case report. |
Hyun Ju Jung, Jong Bun Kim, Sie Hyun You, Jin Hyung Kwon, Young Jeon |
1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Chunan, Korea. doc0126@dreamwiz.com |
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Abstract |
Delayed type cerebral vasoconstriction (DCV) following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is an important cause of permanent neurological injury and death. The mechanism of DCV remains unknown. Recently many investigators have used a new treatment for DCV involving the use of intraventricular sodium nitroprusside. We report upon a clinical case where a relatively large amount of sodium nitroprusside was intrathecally delivered by intraventricular catheter for the treatment for DCV. |
Key Words:
Cerebral vasoconstriction; sodium nitroprusside; subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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