Recurrent transient ischemic attacks in a cannabis smoker [6]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-370

  Haubrich, C ^a   Diehl, R ^b   Donges M ^a   Schiefer, J ^a   Loos, M ^a   Kosinski, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Department of Neurology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CANNABIS;

ADULT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COUGHING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; LETTER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

CANNABIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 17644364046     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0650-1     Document Type: Letter

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