Methamphetamine-related stroke: Four cases

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 469-471

  Perez Jr , Jose A ^a   Arsura, Edward L ^a   Strategos, Stephen ^a  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Drug abuse; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Methamphetamine; Stroke; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032909430     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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