Transient neurological events during dipyridamole stress test: an arterial steal phenomenon?
Dipyridamole-associated adverse neurological side effects have not been extensively described. We present two cases of dipyridamole-associated transient motor neurological events with no evidence of residual neurological deficits detected clinically or by head CT. The patients showed no evidence of significant extracranial (internal carotid) artery disease. We propose the presence of a regional cerebral perfusion disturbance due to an intracranial vascular steal phenomenon as the mechanism for the above side effects of dipyridamole.
Department of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Schechter
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Bocher
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Berlatzky
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Anner
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Argov
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Beer
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Gotsman
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D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015444:Exercise; D018737:Hand Strength; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D004176:Dipyridamole