PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David Fortin
AU  - Eva Osztie
AU  - Edward A. Neuwelt
TI  - Iatrogenic Arterial Spasm Relieved by Intraarterial Mannitol Infusion
DP  - 2000 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 968--970
VI  - 21
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/5/968.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/5/968.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2000 May 01; 21
AB  - Summary: Catheter placement for blood brain–barrier disruption and enhanced chemotherapy delivery can sometimes trigger arterial spasm of moderate-to-severe degree. A slow infusion of a small quantity of intraarterially administered mannitol (10 mL of 25% mannitol) was evaluated as a means to obtain a rapid resolution of catheter placement–induced spasm. We prospectively report 12 consecutive cases of blood brain–barrier disruption among patients who developed catheter placement–induced spasm that was treated by this means without side effects, resulting in rapid resolution of spasm.