A Case of Ischemic Stroke Associated with Phendimetrazine as an Appetite Suppressant
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 465-467, 2006.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
The published case series have suggested that appetite suppressants had some association with the development of stroke. Phendimetrazine is an appetite suppressant with sympathomimetic activity and it has a similar chemical structure with amphetamines. We report that a 22-year-old woman who had taken phendimetrazine for one month developed sudden right homonymous hemianopsia. MRI showed acute infarction in the territory of left posterior cerebral artery (PCA). Phendimetrazine should be considered as a cause of ischemic stroke.
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Main subject:
Appetite
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Appetite Depressants
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Hemianopsia
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Posterior Cerebral Artery
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Stroke
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Amphetamines
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Infarction
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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