Recurrent extracranial internal carotid artery vasospasm diagnosed by serial magnetic resonance angiography and superselective transarterial injection of a calcium channel blocker.

Shimoda, Yoshiteru; Fujimura, Miki; Kimura, Naoto; Ezura, Masayuki; Uenohara, Hiroshi; Tominaga, Teiji

Shimoda, Yoshiteru; Fujimura, Miki; Kimura, Naoto; Ezura, Masayuki; Uenohara, Hiroshi; Tominaga, Teiji.

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Shimoda Y; Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan.
Fujimura M; Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan. Electronic address: mfujimur@gmail.com.
Kimura N; Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan.
Ezura M; Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan.
Uenohara H; Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan.
Tominaga T; Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis ; 23(5): e383-7, 2014.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24656242

Subject(s)

Calcium Channel Blockers/administration & dosage; Carotid Artery, Internal/physiopathology; Carotid Stenosis/diagnosis; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Nicardipine/administration & dosage; Vasoconstriction; Adult; Carotid Artery, Internal/drug effects; Carotid Stenosis/drug therapy; Carotid Stenosis/physiopathology; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Female; Humans; Injections, Intra-Arterial; Nifedipine/administration & dosage; Nifedipine/analogs & derivatives; Predictive Value of Tests; Recurrence; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Vasoconstriction/drug effects; Vasodilator Agents/administration & dosage

Key words

Recurrent extracranial internal carotid artery vasospasm; calcium channel blocker; interventional neuroradiology; magnetic resonance angiography

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vasoconstriction / Calcium Channel Blockers / Nicardipine / Carotid Artery, Internal / Carotid Stenosis / Magnetic Resonance Angiography Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Year: 2014 Type: Article

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