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Would you use sumatriptan in a patient with a history of cerebral aneurysm rupture?

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Neurology · UPMC

Yes. There is no evidence that the use of triptan in patients with an unruptured cerebral aneurysm, or in those who have a history of ruptured aneurysm that have been coiled or clipped, increases the risk of serious adverse events. I would not use them in the setting of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage...

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