Cocaine-induced multifocal leukoencephalopathy: A case report and literature review.

Autor:	Alouazen O; Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Tangier, Tangier, Morocco., Bekraoui A; Department of Neurology, Mohammed VI Univesity Hospital of Tangier, Tangier, Morocco., Fadel H; Department of Neurology, Hospital Al Kortobi, Tangier, Morocco., Belfkih R; Department of Neurology, Mohammed VI Univesity Hospital of Tangier, Tangier, Morocco., Rachidi SA; Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Tangier, Tangier, Morocco.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Radiology case reports [Radiol Case Rep] 2024 Sep 26; Vol. 19 (12), pp. 6470-6473. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 26 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.radcr.2024.08.147
Abstrakt:	Cocaine use is associated various complications such as hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Another rarely reported complication is cocaine-induced multiple leukoencephalopathy. We report the case of an 18-year-old woman, without any medical history who presented with cocaine-induced multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The patient was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and showed partial clinical improvement. Initially considered as a consequence of the drug's toxic effects, this condition has more recently been linked to levamisole, a cocaine adulterant known to cause similar cases of multiple leukoencephalopathy. (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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