Acute refractory intestinal pseudo-obstruction in MELAS: efficacy of prucalopride

Neurology. 2014 May 27;82(21):1932-4. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000458. Epub 2014 Apr 30.

Authors

Guido Primiano¹, Domenico Plantone¹, Fabrizio Forte¹, Donato Sauchelli¹, Franco Scaldaferri¹, Antonio Gasbarrini¹, Serenella Servidei²

Affiliations

¹ From the Institute of Neurology (G.P., D.P., D.S., S.S.) and the Institute of Internal Medicine (F.F., F.S., A.G.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
² From the Institute of Neurology (G.P., D.P., D.S., S.S.) and the Institute of Internal Medicine (F.F., F.S., A.G.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy. s.servidei@rm.unicatt.it.

PMID: 24789860
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000458

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Benzofurans / therapeutic use*
Humans
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / complications
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / diagnosis*
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / drug therapy*
MELAS Syndrome / complications*
Male

Substances

Benzofurans
prucalopride