Cerebral vasculitis and hemorrhage in an adolescent taking diet pills containing phenylpropanolamine: case report and review of literature.
Forman H, Levin S, Stewart B, Patel M, Feinstein S. Cerebral vasculitis and hemorrhage in an adolescent taking diet pills containing phenylpropanolamine: case report and review of literature. Pediatrics 1989, 83: 737-41. PMID: 2654866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhageMillions of personsAngiographic evidenceCerebral symptomsCerebral vasculitisReview of literatureCase reportNonprescription medicationsVasculitisDiet pillsHemorrhageSusceptible groupPhenylpropanolaminePatientsFirst casePillsDifferent ailmentsReportAdolescentsMedicationsSympathomimeticsAnorexiantsOverdosePediatriciansSymptoms