A case of mutism subsequent to cocaine abuse

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 109-112

  La Monaca, Gianluca ^a   Donatelli, Anthony ^a   Katz, Jack L ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic crack cocaine abuse; Mutism; SPECT scan

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUTISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MUTISM; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0032838240     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(98)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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