Ischemic stroke associated with cough and cold preparation containing methylephedrine and supplement containing Chinese herbal drugs

Internal Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-338

  Imai, Noboru ^a   Yagi, Nobuyasu ^a   Konishi, Takashi ^a   Serizawa, Masahiro ^a   Kobari, Masahiro ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal drugs; Cough and cold preparations; Ischemic stroke; Methylephedrine

Indexed keywords

ARGATROBAN; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BENFOTIAMINE; CAFFEINE; CLEMASTINE FUMARATE; DIHYDROCODEINE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GUTTA PERCHA; LYSOZYME CHLORIDE; METHYLEPHEDRINE; NORPHENAZONE; NOSCAPINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; COMMON COLD; COUGH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; STROKE; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77749331304     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.2704     Document Type: Article

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