Stroke associated with pseudoephedrine in a child with rhabdomyosarcoma

Pseudoephedrine is a nasal vasoconstrictor and is contained in many cough and cold medications. It is generally harmless when used in recommended doses. Hypertensive crisis, psychosis, hemorrhagic stroke, and intracranial hemorrhage have been reported as severe complications. We report a 4-year-old...

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Published inJournal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 109 - 111
Main Authors Kendirli, Tanıl, Kısmet, Erol, Atay, Abdullah Avni, Akın, Rıdvan, Kürekçi, Ahmet Emin, Köseoğlu, Vedat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 2006
Subjects
Child, Preschool
Ephedrine - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Intracranial hemorrhage
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Pseudoephedrine
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma - drug therapy
Stroke
Stroke - chemically induced
Stroke - pathology
Vasoconstrictor Agents - adverse effects
Intracranial hemorrhage
Pseudoephedrine
Stroke
Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Summary:Pseudoephedrine is a nasal vasoconstrictor and is contained in many cough and cold medications. It is generally harmless when used in recommended doses. Hypertensive crisis, psychosis, hemorrhagic stroke, and intracranial hemorrhage have been reported as severe complications. We report a 4-year-old girl with nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma who developed stroke while on pseudoephedrine therapy for 3 days and had no hematological abnormalities.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2004.11.024