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Fatal cerebellar infarction in a migraine sufferer whilst receiving sumatriptan

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This is a case report of a 39-year-old man who suffered from a fatal cerebellar infarction whilst on sumatriptan therapy for an acute attack of migraine. Intracranial vasospasm is proposed as the likely causative mechanism and possible therapeutic intervention is highlighted.

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  1. Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, BN2 5BE, Brighton, Sussex, UK

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Jayamaha, J.E.L., Street, M.K. Fatal cerebellar infarction in a migraine sufferer whilst receiving sumatriptan. Intensive Care Med 21, 82–83 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02425161

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