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Management strategy for treatment of vasospasm following transsphenoidal excision of craniopharyngioma

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We describe two cases of clinical and radiographic vasospasm after transsphenoidal resection of a craniopharyngioma. We review the literature on the association of vasospasm and craniopharyngioma and examine management options. Given the lack of evidence for the optimal management of these patients, treatment in concordance with protocols for vasospasm due to subarachnoid haemorrhage is recommended.

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  1. Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray’s Inn Road, London, UK, WC1X 8DA

    Robert Nash

  2. Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK

    V. Elwell, M. Powell & J. P. Grieve

  3. Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK

    S. Brew

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Nash, R., Elwell, V., Brew, S. et al. Management strategy for treatment of vasospasm following transsphenoidal excision of craniopharyngioma. Acta Neurochir 158, 2105–2108 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2956-4

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