"Methysergide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An ergot derivative that is a congener of LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE. It antagonizes the effects of serotonin in blood vessels and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, but has few of the properties of other ergot alkaloids. Methysergide is used prophylactically in migraine and other vascular headaches and to antagonize serotonin in the carcinoid syndrome.
Descriptor ID |
D008784
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MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.327.287.689 D03.633.400.439.689
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Concept/Terms |
Methysergide- Methysergide
- Dimethylergometrin
- Methylmethylergonovine
Sansert- Sansert
- Deseril
- Désernil-Sandoz
- Désernil Sandoz
- Desril
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methysergide" by people in Profiles.
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Drug-induced pleural disease. Clin Chest Med. 2004 Mar; 25(1):141-53.
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The association of the combination of sumatriptan and methysergide in myocardial infarction in a premenopausal woman. Arch Intern Med. 1999 Mar 08; 159(5):511-3.
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Cholinergic and serotonergic effects on the P3 potential and recent memory. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 1989 Mar; 11(2):252-60.
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Comparison of the effects of the benzodiazepine midazolam and three serotonin antagonists on a consummatory conflict paradigm. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1986 Apr; 24(4):1057-64.