Altitude-induced migraine headache secondary to pravastatin: Case report

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 603-606

  Ramsey, Carol S ^a   Snyder, Quay C ^b  

^a USAF School of Aerospace Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Air Line Pilots Assoc Intl A   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLESTYRAMINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; PRAVASTATIN; PROBUCOL;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIGRAINE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PRAVASTATIN;

EID: 0031745216     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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