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- Title
Vasospasm and stroke attributable to ephedra-free xenadrine: case report.
- Authors
Holmes, Robert O, Jr; Tavee, Jinny
- Abstract
Following the 2004 ban of ephedra, which was linked to several cases of stroke and myocardial infarction, manufacturers have marketed "ephedra-free" weight loss products that include the active ingredient synephrine. Despite the lack of data on safety and efficacy, synephrine is touted by its promoters as a "safe" alternative to ephedra and is often combined with caffeine, as in the supplement Xenadrine-EFX. We report a case of left middle cerebral artery vasopasm and stroke in a young healthy patient in the setting of Xenadrine-EFX use.
- Publication
Military medicine, 2008, Vol 173, Issue 7, p708
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7205/milmed.173.7.708