Ergotism with cerebral complications. Case report and review of the literature
Berlit, P.; Gerhardt, H.; Huck, K.; Diezler, P.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 116(14): 440-445
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7672 PMID: 3961460 Document Number: 269195
Abuse of ergotamine-containing suppositories was followed by generalized vessel stenoses in a pregnant 29-year-old migraine patient and led to a space-occupying great brain infarction in the area supplied by the right internal carotid artery. Impressive improvement of clinical, computed tomography and ultrasound findings was observed during treatment with nimodipine. The literature about cerebral symptoms of ergotism is reviewed.
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