Cocaine Abuse and Stroke

A cocaine-associated Quadriplegia And Motor Aphasia After …
The neuropathology of cocaine abuse. Leg. Med. 2003, 5, suppl 1, S240. 2. O’Brien C.P.: Stroke in young women who use co-caine or amphetamines. … View Document

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abuse ?Twice the risk of hemorrhagic stroke as cocaine abuse ?Increased risk of death after hemorrhagic stroke ?Unclear if … View Document

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Acute cocaine toxicity can also produce ventricular arrhythmias, stroke, intense vasoconstriction, acute myocardial infarction, and aortic chronic cocaine abuse. Concomitant trauma or medical illness will complicate the … Return Document

Cerebral Vasculitis Associated With cocaine abuse RK …
Heroin abuse. Med J Aust 1978;2:444-445 17. Levine SR, Welch KMA: Cocaine and stroke. Stroke 1988;19: 779-783 18. Lange RA, Cigarroa RG, Yancy CW, Willard JE, Popma JJ, Sills … View Document

HRD-91-55FS Drug Abuse: The Crack Cocaine Epidemic–Health …
Public hospital found that drug abuse is a growing risk factor for strokes in young adultsS2 The study showed that drug abusers are 6.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke than nondrug abusers. Cocaine was … Fetch Full Source

Bilateral Haemorrhagic Infarction Of The Globus Pallidus …
MA.Neurologic complications of cocaine abuse. Neurology. 1988;38:1189-93. Nanda A, Vannemreddy P, W illis B, K elley R.Stroke in the young: relationship of active cocaine use with … Fetch Here

Cardiovascular Complications Of Cocaine Abuse
Cardiovascular Complications of Cocaine Abuse Payal Nanda Scotty Gadlin Ken Arney Stroke Cocaine use significantly increases the risk of ischemic stroke via vasospasm from dopamine release, thrombus formation, and changes in … Access Full Source

Central Nervous System Infarction Related To Cocaine Abuse
1320 Central Nervous System Infarction Related to Cocaine Abuse Michael Daras, MD; Alan J. Tuchman, MD; and Stephen Marks, MD Background: Cocaine use in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, and … Read More

Vol. 161, 1817–1818, June 1999 HE OURNAL OF ROLOGY …
stroke due to continued cocaine abuse shortly after hospital discharge, and he is presently ventilator dependent. Case 2. A. A., a 38-year-old black man, presented to our … View Full Source

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Stroke In Young Adults Who Abuse …
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Stroke in Young Adults Who Abuse Amphetamines or Cocaine A Population-Based Study of Hospitalized Patients Arthur N. Westover, MD; Susan McBride, RN, PhD; Robert W. Haley, MD … Retrieve Full Source

Recurrent Embolic Stroke And Cocaine-Related Cardiomyopathy
1203 Recurrent Embolic Stroke and Cocaine-Related Cardiomyopathy Curtis M. Sauer, MD Ischemic stroke temporally related to cocaine abuse has become increasingly common in young … View Doc

A Case Of Mutism Subsequent To Cocaine Abuse
Strongly correlates with the duration of the cocaine abuse. DeVore and Tucker (1998) reported the occurrence of bilateral pontine stroke in a patient after she had used co- … Content Retrieval

Substance Abuse: Considerations For The Oral Health …
C. stroke. 7. Street names of “Ice, Crank and Crystal” are names for R a. Cocaine b. Heroin c. Marijuana d. Methamphetamine 8. All of the following EXCEPT one are behaviors suggestive of substance abuse. … Retrieve Full Source

Cocaine And Metamphetamines Trigger Stroke On Consumers
Amphetamine-abusing youth is five times more likely to experience a hemorrhagic stroke than non-abusers. Cocaine doubles the risk of either a hemorrhagic or an ischemic stroke. Over 14 % of hemorrhagic strokes and 14 % of ischemic strokes were inflicted by drug abuse, including also the cannabis … Read Full Source

Cocaine Abuse
COCAINE ABUSE Cocaine is presently the most abused major stimulant in America. • Cocaine-induced headache diagnoses can include such conditions as tension headache, stroke (bleed in head), sinusitis, meningitis, or brain abscess. • Cocaine-induced seizures … Retrieve Content

Medical Complications Of Cocaine Abuse
Medical Complications of Cocaine Abuse ELSEVIER Substance Abuse Update Cynthia .\1. Subarachnoid hemorrhaf!;e. intnlCere-bra! bleed. ischemic stroke, and tr.m-sient ischemic att-dCks can also occur with cocaine use (20). … Retrieve Full Source

Cocaine
Cocaine abuse and addiction. Journal of Family Practice. 29(20):193-196. Cocaine and stroke. Stroke. 19(6):779-782. Marzuk, P.M., et al. 1995. Fatal injuries after cocaine use as a leading cause of death among … Access This Document

Palatal Perforations Secondary To Inhaled cocaine abuse …
The systemic complications of cocaine abuse in turn in clude arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, bronchospasm, pneumothorax, etc. (2,8,13). … Retrieve Content

Substance abuse In Pregnancy
Maternal conditions that have been associated with perinatal stroke in the fetus include prothrombotic disorders, cocaine abuse, and placental complications such as chorioamnionitis and placental vasculopathy. … Access Document