A Case of Ischemic Stroke Associated with Phendimetrazine as an Appetite Suppressant.
- Author:
Jong Kwan PARK
1
;
Keun Sik HONG
;
Yong Jin CHO
;
Sang Wuk JEONG
;
Eun Jin OH
;
So Young PARK
;
Dong Ha LEE
;
Joong Yang CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea. steroids@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Phendimetrazine;
Appetite suppressant;
Ischemic stroke
- MeSH:
Amphetamines;
Appetite Depressants;
Appetite*;
Female;
Hemianopsia;
Humans;
Infarction;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Posterior Cerebral Artery;
Stroke*;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2006;24(5):465-467
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The published case series have suggested that appetite suppressants had some association with the development of stroke. Phendimetrazine is an appetite suppressant with sympathomimetic activity and it has a similar chemical structure with amphetamines. We report that a 22-year-old woman who had taken phendimetrazine for one month developed sudden right homonymous hemianopsia. MRI showed acute infarction in the territory of left posterior cerebral artery (PCA). Phendimetrazine should be considered as a cause of ischemic stroke.
