PAPAVERINE-INDUCED MYDRIASIS

Authors
HENDRIX LE DION JE JENSEN ME PHILLIPS CD NEWMAN SA
Citation
Le. Hendrix et al., PAPAVERINE-INDUCED MYDRIASIS, American journal of neuroradiology, 15(4), 1994, pp. 716-718
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
American journal of neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01956108
Volume
15
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
716 - 718
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6108(1994)15:4<716:PM>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Five cases of ipsilateral pupillary dilatation that developed during l ocal intraarterial infusion of papaverine are reported. All patients w ere being treated for symptomatic vasospasm secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage. In each case, the tip of the infusion catheter was positio ned in the internal carotid artery in close proximity to the ostium of the ophthalmic artery. Pupillary dilatation in all patients readily r esolved after termination of the infusion.