Preliminary Experience with Intra-Arterial Nicardipine as a Treatment for Cerebral Vasospasm
Neeraj Badjatiaa,
Mehmet A. Topcuoglua,
Johnny C. Pryorb,c,
James D. Rabinovb,
Christopher S. Ogilvyc,
Bob S. Carterc and
Guy A. Rordorfa
a Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
b Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
c Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

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FIG 1. Comparison of PSV and Vmean at baseline on the treatment day (Before) and on post-treatment day 1 (After). * indicates P < .001.
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FIG 2. PSV in all vessels treated in relation to vasospasm on the treatment day (day 0). B indicates baseline. * indicates P < .001. ** indicates .001 P < .001.
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