Complete Occlusion of Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery in a Marijuana Smoker: A Case Report
| Autor: | Udip Dahal, Dikshya Sharma, Edward Yu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Case Report Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.artery Internal medicine Complete occlusion medicine Stroke Young male Cannabis smoking business.industry General Medicine Atherogenesis medicine.disease Marijuana Marijuana smoking Cardiology Ica occlusion Internal carotid artery business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Medicine Research |
| ISSN: | 1918-3011 1918-3003 |
| Popis: | Here we described a case of a young male who developed stroke attributable to heavy marijuana smoking. Although, instances of stroke due to cannabis smoking have been reported earlier, this case is distinctive due to the fact that the patient had bilateral complete occlusion of internal carotid artery (ICA) at a very early age. In view of studies that have correlated marijuana smoking to intracranial stenosis and atherogenesis, this case of bilateral ICA occlusion illustrates the severity and burden of the disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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