The role of nimodipine and magnesium sulfate in the prevention and treatment of vascular spasm in patients in the acute rupture of cerebral aneurysms

Abstract

Vascular spasm in patients with hemorrhage from rupture of cerebral aneurysms is the main cause of adverse outcomes of the disease. One way to treat persistent contraction of cerebral arteries is to use nimodipine and magnesium sulfate. This literature review presents studies on the use of nimodipine and magnesium sulfate in the treatment of vascular spasm, and highlights the main links of pathogenesis and drug action mechanisms.

Keywords

• aneurysm
• subarachnoid hemorrhage
• vascular spasm
• cerebral ischemia