Hippocampal involvement due to heroin inhalation-"Chasing the Dragon"

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-281

  Gupta, Praveen K ^a   Krishnan, P R ^a   Sudhakar, P J ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Neurosciences ^*  (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Chasing the dragon; Heroin toxicity; Hippocampus; Toxic leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBELLUM; EXTREMITIES; HEROIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 60649111467     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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