RCVS: The Rational Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment

Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial of short-acting nimodipine versus twice daily extended release verapamil to treat patients presenting with Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS).

Timeline

Start

2017-07-01

Primary completion

2019-05-31

Completion

2019-05-31

Publications

• Background Singhal AB, Hajj-Ali RA, Topcuoglu MA, Fok J, Bena J, Yang D, Calabrese LH. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes: analysis of 139 cases. Arch Neurol. 2011 Aug;68(8):1005-12. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.68. Epub 2011 Apr 11.
• Background Marsh EB, Ziai WC, Llinas RH. The Need for a Rational Approach to Vasoconstrictive Syndromes: Transcranial Doppler and Calcium Channel Blockade in Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome. Case Rep Neurol. 2016 Jul 29;8(2):161-171. doi: 10.1159/000447626. eCollection 2016 May-Aug.

Drugs

Indications