Ergotism (St. Anthony's fire): Ergotamine-induced vascular spasms as cause of acute ischaemia;'Saint Anthony's Fire': Ergotamin-induzierte Gefassspasmen als Ursache akuter ischamischer Syndrome

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 450-454

  Rosenkranz, S ^a   Deutsch, H J ^a   Erdmann, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOTAMINE;

DRUG EFFECT; ERGOTISM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASOSPASM; ACUTE DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE SPASM; SYNDROME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ERGOTISM; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SPASM; SYNDROME; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0031552178     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1047637     Document Type: Review

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