PULMONARY EDEMA IN THE COURSE OF TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH PROSTIGMINE: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: E ADELSON, F BRUNN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Case Reports1 April 1949PULMONARY EDEMA IN THE COURSE OF TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH PROSTIGMINE: A REPORT OF TWO CASESE. ADELSON, M.D., F. BRUNN, M.D.E. ADELSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, F. BRUNN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-4-838 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWidespread use of prostigmine has shown it to be a useful drug. Like all other powerful medications, its administration is associated with occasional untoward side reactions. In the following, we are reporting our observations on two cases of multiple sclerosis in which pulmonary edema occurred in the course of treatment with prostigmine. Careful review of the literature reveals only one case5of multiple sclerosis complicated by pulmonary edema and no instances of pulmonary edema attendant upon prostigmine therapy. It is perhaps appropriate to mention that we have seen several patients in the past with multiple sclerosis who, while under treatment...Bibliography1. HENNEMANN PH: Acute pulmonary edema, New England Jr. Med., 1946, ccxxxv, 590-595, 619-624. Google Scholar2. CLELAND G: Traumatic pulmonary oedema treated with concentrated plasma, Lancet, 1946, ii, 667-670. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SCHLESINGER B: A case of pulmonary edema following injury to the medulla oblongata, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1945, cii, 247-255. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. LUISADA AA: Pathogenesis of paroxysmal pulmonary edema, Medicine, 1940, xix, 475-504. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. REUTERGAUPP AR: Beitragen zur Frage der akuten multiplen Sklerose, Ztschr. f. d. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat., 1932, cxxxviii, 495. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ALTSCHULLASKIN RMM: Microscopic lesions in acetylcholine shock, Arch. Path., 1946, xli, 11-16. Google Scholar7. GOODMANGILMAN LA: Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 1941, Macmillan Company, New York. Google Scholar8. JANUSCHKEPOLLAK HL: Zur Pharmakologie der Bronchialmuskulatur, Arch. f. exper. Path., 1911, lxvi, 205-220. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. AUERGATES JFL: Experiments on causation and amelioration of adrenalin pulmonary edema, Jr. Exper. Med., 1911, xxvi, 201-220. Google Scholar10. LUISADASARNOFF AASJ: Paroxysmal pulmonary edema, Am. Heart Jr., 1946, xxxi, 293-307. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. BRUNN F: Lungenoedems, Med. Klin., 1934, xxx, 483-486; 520-521; Experimentelles zum Lungenoedem, Wien. klin. Wchnschr., 1933, xlvi, 262-265. Google Scholar12. GROEGLER F: Zur Frage der Entstehung des Lungenoedems und der Vaguspneumonie, Med. Klin., 1935, xxxi, 274-275. Google Scholar13. WEISSROBB SGP: Cardiac asthma, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 1841-1846. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. TSCHERMAK A: Ueber den Einfluss des Nervensystems auf die Durchlaessigkeit der Zellen, Med. Klin., 1933, xxix, 213-214. Google Scholar15. REICHSMAN F: Studies on the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema following bilateral vagotomy, Am. Heart Jr., 1946, xxxi, 590-615. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. DIMITRIJEVIC I: Physostigminvergiftung, medizinale. In: Sammlung von Vergiftungsfaellen, 1931, H. Fuehner, Berlin, Vol. 2, pp. 17-18. Google Scholar17. COOKE WE: Pulmonary edema following the administration of eserine, Lancet, 1937, i, 1052. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. GILBERTFENNLEROY NCGKGV: Effects of distention of abdominal viscera, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, p. 1962. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication October 4, 1947.From the Department of Neurology, Goldwater Memorial Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySalicylate Toxicity Following Therapeutic Doses in Young ChildrenEffects in vitro and in vivo of thioureas on acetylcholine esterase activity of rat tissuesAUTONOMIC NERVOUS CONTROL OF THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION; ACETYLCHOLINE, ANTICHOLINESTERASES AND ATROPINEACUTE PULMONARY EDEMAAcute Pulmonary Edema Caused by Barbiturate PoisoningCirculatory overloading during and following blood transfusion∗Medikamente, die auf das autonome Nervensystem wirken 1 April 1949Volume 30, Issue 4Page: 838-842KeywordsDrugsEdemaMultiple sclerosisNeurology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...