title: Successful treatment of status migrainosus after electroconvulsive therapy with dihydroergotamine.
abstract: We describe a case of status migrainosus precipitated by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) that was refractory to treatment with triptan medications but which resolved with dihydroergotamine (DHE). We briefly review some of the receptor pharmacology possibly related to this observation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stead
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Josephs
mesh_terms: D004087:Dihydroergotamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D004087:Dihydroergotamine