Sodium nitroprusside in ischaemic complications of acute ergot poisoning
Desjars, P.; Meignier, M.; Pinaud, M.; Tasseau, F.; Nicolas, F.
La Nouvelle Presse Medicale 10(36): 2959-2961
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1518 PMID: 7290951 Document Number: 170659
Various treatments have been tried against ischaemic complications of acute ergot poisoning, but no definite therapeutic approach based on a sufficient number of cases has yet been proposed. The mechanism of vascular spasm, the action of sodium nitroprusside and the good results obtained in 7 cases reported in the literature and in 2 personal cases have prompted the authors to suggest the use of this drug as first-choice treatment in these patients.