Acute temporal lobe infarction in a young patient associated with marijuana abuse An unusual cause of stroke

İnal T., KÖSE A., KÖKSAL Ö., ARMAĞAN E., AYDIN Ş., ÖZDEMİR F.

World J Emerg Med., cilt.5, sa.1, ss.72-74, 2014 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2014.01.013
  • Dergi Adı: World J Emerg Med.
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.72-74
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Marijuana abuse, Stroke, Emergency medicine
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events associated with drug abuse have been frequently reported, particularly in young patients. The drugs include generally cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines. Although marijuana is among the widely used narcotics in the world, stroke associated with the marijuana use is infrequently reported.