Open AccessErgotamine and cerebral blood flow.
Author(s) -
Vladimir Hachinski,
John W. Norris,
John Edmeads,
Perry W. Cooper
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.9.6.594
Subject(s) - ergotamine , medicine , cerebral blood flow , cerebral circulation , anesthesia , migraine , cerebrovascular circulation , blood flow , blood circulation , dihydroergotamine , traditional medicine
We measured the cerebral blood flow (CBF) of 16 patients by the xenon-133 intracarotid method before and after the intramuscular injection of ergotamine tartrate. The regional and hemispheric CBF was unaltered, even in 3 migraneurs in who ergotamine relieved the headache. Ergotamine tartrate in therapeutic doses has no effect on the cerebral circulation.
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