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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 2/2014

01-06-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Spinal cord infarction associated with use of phentermine

Authors: Vasuki Himabindu Dandu, Lucas Bradley, Patrick Hoffman, Archana Hinduja

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 2/2014

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Excerpt

Spinal cord infarction accounts for 1 % of strokes. Common etiologies include atherosclerosis, aortic dissections or aneurysms, degenerative disc disease causing compression of radiculomedullary arteries, cardiac embolism and hypotension [1]. We report a young lady who suffered a devastating spinal cord infarction from phentermine. …
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New PW, McFarlane CL (2012) Retrospective case series of outcomes following spinal cord infarction. Eur J Neurol 19:1207–1212PubMedCrossRef
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Kokkinos J, Levine SR (1993) Possible association of ischemic stroke with phentermine. Stroke 24:310–313PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Spinal cord infarction associated with use of phentermine
Authors
Vasuki Himabindu Dandu
Lucas Bradley
Patrick Hoffman
Archana Hinduja
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-013-0227-1

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