Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome after Nifedipine Withdrawal

Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome after Nifedipine Withdrawal

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is an essential but often unrecognized cause of intracranial haemorrhage. While there are no specific causes of the syndrome, associations with many clinical conditions and drugs have been observed, and calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are often us...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case Reports in Neurology 2020-11, Vol.12 (3), p.440-446
Hauptverfasser: Alanazy, Mohammed H., Alwadei, Ali, Alsaaran, Zaid F., Essbaiheen, Fahad A.
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Sprache:eng
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Autoimmune diseases
Care and treatment
Case reports
Causes of
Complications and side effects
Drug withdrawal
Edema
Headaches
Magnetic resonance imaging
Nifedipine
Patients
reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome
Single Case – Headache
Single Case − Headache
Smooth muscle
subarachnoid haemorrhage
thunderclap headache
Tuberculosis
Vasoconstriction
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is an essential but often unrecognized cause of intracranial haemorrhage. While there are no specific causes of the syndrome, associations with many clinical conditions and drugs have been observed, and calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are often used to relieve the symptoms. This is a case of RCVS that was triggered by the sudden withdrawal of nifedipine, a CCB.
ISSN:1662-680X
1662-680X
DOI:10.1159/000511204