Acute myocardial infarction after sumatriptan administration for cluster headache

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 456-459

  Anghileri, E ^a   Toso, V ^a   Perini, F ^b  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Vittorio Emanuele   (Italy)

Author keywords

Episodic cluster headache; Indomethacin; Parecoxib; Sumatriptan

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; PARECOXIB; SUMATRIPTAN; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; VERTIGO; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SUMATRIPTAN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33645691420     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0533-y     Document Type: Article

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