Incidence of various cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances due to high dose intravenous methylprednisolone in patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 75-78

  Vasheghani Farahani, Ali ^a   Sahraian, Mohammad Ali ^b   Darabi, Leila ^a   Aghsaie, Aida ^b   Minagar, Alireza ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmia; Methylprednisolone; Multiple sclerosis; Pulse therapy; Relapse; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SINUS ARREST; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS EXIT BLOCK; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SMOKING; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052350733     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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