Intracerebral hemorrhage associated with over-the-counter inhaled epinephrine [1]

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 415-416

  Cartwright, Michael S ^a   Reynolds, Patrick S ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IBUPROFEN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGED; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; MALE; THALAMUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 21344471437     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086105     Document Type: Letter

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