[Intravascular volume expansion and intravenous nimodipine in the treatment of cerebral vasospasm after surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysm].

The advantage of calcium antagonist on cerebral arterial spasm during the peri-operative period has been recently demonstrated. However, the role of volemia and cardiac output in the pathogenesis of arterial spasm seems predominant. The basal hemodynamic profile of 17 patients operated for an intracranial aneurysm was investigated.