Neurotoxic and cardiotoxic effects of cocaine and ethanol

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 134-138

  Farooq, Muhammad U ^a   Bhatt, Archit ^a   Patel, Mehul B ^b  

^a East Lansing   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cardiotoxicity; Cocaethylene; Cocaine; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOCOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; APHASIA; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROTOXICITY; TORSADE DES POINTES; BRAIN; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVERSION; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; APHASIA; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSADES DE POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 70350464363     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161224     Document Type: Article

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