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Early strategy of scepter XC balloon angioplasty and simultaneous Nimodipine infusion for vasospasm following ruptured aneurysm.
BMC Neurol
July 2020
Department of Neurosurgery, Stroke Center & Neurointervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Center and University, 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kwei-Shan Hsiang, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
Background: Cerebral vasospasm still results in high morbidity and mortality rates in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The aim of this study was to establish a protocol for the management of vasospasm and demonstrate our experience of angioplasty using the Scepter XC balloon catheter.
Methods: In this retrospective study, a computed tomography angiography and perfusion image was arranged if early symptoms occurred or on the 7th day following aneurysmal SAH.