Ischaemic lateral popliteal nerve palsy due to ergot intoxication
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- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 37 (12) , 1389-1391
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.37.12.1389
Abstract
A patient with ergot intoxication due to medication for migraine developed lateral popliteal nerve palsy. This is attributed to recurrent ischaemia caused by ergotamine.Keywords
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