Bilateral symmetrical basal ganglia infarction after intravenous use of cocaine and heroin

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-14

  Daras, Michael D ^a   Orrego, John J ^a   Akfirat, Gokhan L ^a   Samkoff, Lawrence M ^a   Koppel, Barbara S ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Cocaine; Heroin; Symmetrical basal ganglia infarcts

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; NEUROLOGY;

INFARCTION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA; BASAL GANGLIA CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; COCAINE; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034954019     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(00)00232-1     Document Type: Article

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