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The arteries at the base of the brain were studied by light microscopy and scanning (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cerebral angiography on Day 7 showed that vasospasm was significantly more common (p &lt; 0.0001) and more severe (p &lt; 0.01) on the clot side compared to the control or non-clot side. Vasospasm was less severe on Day 14, just before sacrifice. On SEM, 80% of the 20 middle cerebral artery (MCA) specimens that had been in spasm (Day 7) showed marked corrugation, and in some the endothelium had a fish-scale appearance. All of the 10 MCA's on the clot side examined by TEM that had been in spasm (Day 7) showed marked changes such as endothelial swelling, subendothelial proliferation, corrugation of the elastic lamina, and myonecrosis. With few exceptions, none of the basilar arteries or MCA's on the non-clot (control) side showed any abnormalities. The pathological findings of vessels in spasm were considered to be slightly less severe in the nimodipine group; however, the trial drug (1 mg\/kg\/8 hrs) did not prevent such abnormalities from occurring. The ultrastructural changes in the arterial walls of specimens from both placebo and nimodipine groups in vasospasm are described. 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