Marijuana abusers are at increased risk for stroke: Preliminary evidence from cerebrovascular perfusion data

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 939, Issue , 2001, Pages 413-415

  Herning, Ronald I ^a,b   Better, Warren E ^a   Tate, Kimberly ^a   Cadet, Jean L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow velocity; Marijuana abuse; Pulsatility; Stroke; TCD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN PERFUSION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034932040     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03652.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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