A case in which the administration of intracisternal papaverine at the end of a craniotomy for aneurysm produced a constellation of signs suggestive of malignant hyperthermia is presented. The published literature on this subject is reviewed.
The effects of microwave induced hyperthermia, papaverine, and chemotherapy were evaluated in transplanted CI300 murine neuroblastoma. One hundred forty-five Ajax mice received axillary subcutaneous implants of CI300 round cell neuroblastoma (1.25 X 10(6) cells). Animals were divided into 8
Allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, rose fever or summer catarrh, is a major challenge to health professionals. A large number of the world's population, including approximately 40 million Americans, suffers from allergic rhinitis. A novel, botanical formulation (Aller-7) has been developed
Although quinidine has been widely used since the beginning of the century, quinidine-induced hepatotoxicity has been recently reported in the literature. We describe a reversible case of quinidine-induced hepatotoxicity. A 62-y-old male with a past medical history of atrial flutter and adult onset
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Isolated limb infusion (ILI) is a simple, minimally invasive technique of delivering high concentrations of cytotoxic drugs to a diseased limb for achieving disease control in that limb. Recent studies have suggested that mild hyperthermic (38 degrees C) ILI might be the best initial
A 52 year old woman on buspirone was prescribed paroxetine for depressive symptoms. She also got papaverine. Within a month she experienced high fever, shivering, tremor, hyper-reflexia, tachycardia (120 bpm), and tracheal cramps, symptoms of the serotonin syndrome. Since both paroxetine and
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