Critical vasospasm during fingolimod (FTY720) treatment in a patient with multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2022-2024

  Schwarz, A ^a   Korporal, M ^a   Hosch, W ^a   Max, R ^a   Wildemann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; CARBAMAZEPINE; FINGOLIMOD; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; PIRITRAMIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; ROPIVACAINE; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; THROMBUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; ARM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SPHINGOSINE; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 77953774759     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e3972b     Document Type: Article

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