Cocaine induced hippocampi infarction.

Autor: Morales Vidal SG; Neurology Department, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA. smoralesvidal@lumc.edu, Hornik A, Morgan C
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2012 Jul 03; Vol. 2012. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jul 03.
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.03.2012.5998
Abstrakt: A middle age man presented with disorientation and memory impairment due to bilateral hippocampal strokes secondary to cocaine use. This is the second report of cocaine induced hippocampi ischaemic strokes. In contrast to the previous report, this middle age man did not have cardiac arrest.
Databáze: MEDLINE