Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome with limb myoclonus following intravenous administration of methylergometrine

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-408

  Ishibashi, Tomoko ^a   Ishibashi, Satoru ^a   Uchida, Tokujiro ^a   Nakazawa, Koichi ^a   Makita, Koshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Limb myoclonus; Methylergometrine; Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)

Indexed keywords

METHYLERGOMETRINE;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIMB MYOCLONUS; MYOCLONUS; REVERSIBLE CEREBRAL VASOCONSTRICTION SYNDROME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYLERGONOVINE; MYOCLONUS; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 79960050784     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1122-7     Document Type: Article

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