[Posttraumatic vasospasm and its treatment with nimodipine].

The aim of our study was to compare the incidence and the time course of vasospasm as well as outcome of patients with tSAH. In group I there were 15 patients treated with nimodipine. Group II consisted of 20 patients in whom nimodipine was not used. All patients suffered from severe head injury, scored 8 points or less according to Glasgow Coma Scale. The initial CT scan revealed tSAH in all of them. Outcome was evaluated according to Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) three months after injury. Results were better (but not significantly) in patients in whom nimodipine was used, time course of vasospasm was less severe and follow-up CT scans did not reveal ischaemic infarcts connected with vasospasm.