Sudden unexpected death on fingolimod

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1507-1508

  Lindsey, J W ^a   Haden Pinneri, K ^b   Memon, N B ^a   Buja, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINGOLIMOD; LOSARTAN;

AUTOPSY; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART PERFUSION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PONS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 84861234091     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512438456     Document Type: Letter

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