O'Dell C W, Davis G B, Johnson A D, Safdi M A, Brant-Zawadzki M, Bookstein J J
Radiology. 1977 Jul;124(1):73-4. doi: 10.1148/124.1.73.
Severe peripheral vasoconstriction of the legs due to hypersensitivity to small doses of ergotamine tartrate developed in a patient with migraine headaches. The vasospasm was successfully treated with continuous intra-arterial and intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprusside. The contribution of angiography in the diagnosis and treatment of ergotism is stressed.
