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A daily dose of papaverine (5--10 mg per kg body weight) was administered on a double-blind basis for two months to 42 successive child patients suffering from migraine or other vascular headache attacks not less than twice a month. Thirty-seven patients received the drug for the whole period of two
This study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of transdermal nitroglycerin in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in males with spinal cord lesions as compared to the treatment with intracavernous injection of papaverine. The study design used was an open, randomized, cross over trial of
Oral therapy has become first line treatment for patients with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction (ED). Studies have shown that sildenafil may not be effective in all patients, and has been associated with a variety of adverse effects and an adverse interaction with nitrates and inhibitors of
BACKGROUND
It has been estimated that about ten per cent of children between six and 20 years of age suffer from migraine. It is estimated that children with migraine lose one and a half weeks more schooling per year than their peers. Prophylactic drugs can be prescribed when children suffer from
CONCLUSIONS
Arterial cerebral vasospasm in different pathological conditions other than subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) caused by ruptured aneurysm is uncommon. The haemodynamicsclinical consequences of such conditions makes a quick diagnosis, vital to choose the best therapeutic strategy. A
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of pharmacological prophylactic treatments of migraine in children. Databases were searched from inception to June 2004 and references were checked. We selected controlled trials on the effects of pharmacological prophylactic treatments in children
OBJECTIVE
To review the management and some of the recent advances in acute haemorrhagic stroke.
METHODS
Articles and published reviews on acute haemorrhagic stroke.
RESULTS
Hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage or subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) from a ruptured intracranial saccular aneurysm are
In cats anesthetized with alpha-chloralose, autoregulation of blood flow (F) in the middle meningeal and common carotid arteries was assessed by bleeding and subsequently reinfusing the animals to achieve a 25% step reduction in mean arterial blood pressure (P), while maintaining the systolic blood
Nitroglycerin plasters were applied to the penis in 10 impotent men and the erectile effect assessed. During laboratory testing all patients achieved an erectile response. Self-administration of nitroglycerin patches restored potency in 4 patients and was preferred to papaverine auto-injection by 3.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the long-term results of treatment of erectile dysfunction with intracavernous self-injection of vasoactive drugs.
METHODS
The study comprised 144 patients treated with intracavernous self-injection. The most common etiologies were arterial (27%), corporal-veno-occlusive
The authors present two patients with acute arterial vasospasm of the lower extremities causing marked ischemia. One patient had a history of Raynaud's disease, the second had been taking Cafergot for migraine headaches. Both patients's were given a test dose of intra-arterial tolazoline (50 mg).
BACKGROUND
Cerebral vasospasm from pathology other than subarachnoid hemorrhage is uncommon. A case of severe vasospasm after resection of a suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma is reported.
METHODS
A 45-year-old male presented with headache, left facial numbness, bilateral visual loss, and ataxia.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) has frequently been associated with Peyronie's Disease (PD) and may further compromise coitus. This is a retrospective analysis of ED in patients with PD since the release of sildenafil citrate (SC) focusing specifically on our patients' responses to SC. One-hundred seventy
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of chronic use of sildenafil and intracavernous injection (ICI) with trimix in men not responding to on-demand monotherapy with sildenafil or ICI with prostaglandin-E1 (PGE1).
METHODS
The study included 40 patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), with a mean (SD)
Verapamil is a papaverine derivative calcium channel blocking drug that has been effectively utilized in the prophylaxis of migraine. This paper reviews the clinical pharmacology as it applied to headache and the current research on the clinical use of verapamil in migraine prophylaxis. Included are