Stroke Associated With Sympathomimetics Contained in Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Drugs
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Stroke associated with sympathomimetics contained in over-the-counter cough and cold drugs.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) and pseudoephedrine are sympathomimetics contained in over-the-counter cold preparations. A case-control study linked PPA use with hemorrhagic stroke in women. Twenty-two patients with stroke associated with use of these drugs are described. METHODS In a consecutive stroke registry since 1988, 22 patients had stroke associated with over-the-cou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000075293.45936.fa