tokens: METHOD : After eligibility , patients were randomly allocated in one of the following groups : M = methylprednisolone 30 mg . kg - 1 over 1 hour , followed by 5 . 4 mg . kg - 1 . h - 1 for 23 hours , N = nimodipine 0 . 015 mg . kg - 1 . h - 1 over 2 hours followed by 0 . 03 mg . kg - 1 . h - 1 for 7 days , MN or P .