Sudden headache due to perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage after self-medication with 200 mg sildenafil: Case report and discussion

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Jul:194:105844. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105844. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Authors

Tobias A Wagner-Altendorf¹, Tobias Boppel², Rebecca Herzog³, Thomas F Münte³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: tobias.wagner-altendorf@neuro.uni-luebeck.de.
² Department of Neuroradiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
³ Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

PMID: 32325399
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105844

No abstract available

Keywords: Bleeding; Intracranial hemorrhage; Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor; Subarachnoid hematoma; Viagra.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
Erectile Dysfunction / complications
Erectile Dysfunction / drug therapy
Headache Disorders, Primary / etiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mesencephalon*
Middle Aged
Self Medication
Sildenafil Citrate / administration & dosage
Sildenafil Citrate / adverse effects*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage
Vasodilator Agents / adverse effects*

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents
Vasodilator Agents
Sildenafil Citrate