Limb-threatening ischemia due to ergotamine: Case report with angiographic evidence

Headache

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 320-323

  Salvesen, Rolf ^a   Prytz, Jan Fredrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Angiography; Ergotamine; Ischemia; Migraine; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CAFERGOT; ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PARESTHESIA; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ERGOTAMINE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033994241     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2000.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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