Summary of our 10 patients
| No./Age/Sex | Aneurysm | HH Grade | Days After SAH | Vasospasm Symptom | Spastic Segment | Vasospasm | Arterial Nimodipine (mg) | Aneurysmal Occlusion | mRS | Follow-up (yrs/mos) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Bolus | Infusion | |||||||||
| 1/55/F | Basilar tip | 3 | 8 | + | BA, Bilateral diffuse ICA | Mo, Se | Co, –* | 1 | 0.75 | Incomplete | 1 | 3 yrs |
| 2/45/F | PcomA | 4 | 7 | + | RICA, RA1-A2, RM1-M2 | Mo, Se, Se | Co, Mi, Mi | 2 | 1.5 | Neck remnant | 3 | 2 yrs |
| 3/50/F | Ophthalmic | 3 | 7 | + | RICA, RM1 | Se, Se | Mo, Mi | 2 | 1 | Complete | 3 | 3 yrs |
| 4/35/F | Basilar tip | 3 | 6 | − | BA, bilateral P1-P2 | Mo, Se | Co, Mi | 1 | 1.75 | Neck remnant | 2 | 6 mos |
| 5/65/M | AcomA | 5 | 14 | + | Bilateral A1 and A2 | Mo | Co | 1 | 1 | Incomplete | Died | – |
| 6/79/F | AcomA | 3 | 9 | + | LA1, bilateral A2 | Se, Se | Co, Co | 1.75 | 1 | Incomplete | 2 | 1 yr |
| 7/45/M | AcomA | 4 | 4 | − | LA1, LA2 | Se, Mi | Co, Co | 1.5 | 1 | Complete | 3 | 6 mos |
| 8/35/M | AcomA | 5 | 11 | + | LA1, bilateral A2 | Mo, Mo | Co, Mi | 1 | 1.25 | Complete | Died | – |
| 9/42/F | SCA | 3 | 8 | − | BA, bilateral P1-P2 | Se, Se | Mo, Mo | 1 | 1.5 | Complete | 2 | 6 mos |
| 10/38/F | AchoA | 3 | 13 | + | LICA, LA1-A2, LM1-M2 | Mo, Se, Se | Co, Mi, Mi | 1.5 | 2 | Complete | 3 | 6 mos |
Note:—HH indicates Hunt and Hess; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; mRS, Modified Rankin Score; BA, basilar artery; AcomA, anterior communicating artery; PcomA, posterior communicating artery; SCA, superior cerebellar artery; AchoA, anterior choroidal artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; LICA, left internal carotid artery; RICA, right internal carotid artery; Mi, mild; Mo, moderate; Se, severe; Co, complete dilation (<10% spasm).
* Not determined.