Reversible cerebral angiopathy: efficacy of nimodipine.

J Neurol

Service de Neurologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Descartes, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, 1 rue Cabanis, 75674, Paris Cedex 14, France.

Published: December 2006

Reversible cerebral angiopathy (RCA) is responsible for disabling headache and potential stroke complications. Most patients respond poorly to analgesics. We describe four patients with typical RCA whose headache rapidly disappeared after IV nimodipine treatment was initiated.

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