Ischemic stroke after use of the synthetic marijuana "spice"

Neurology

Volumn 81, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 2090-2093

  Freeman, Melissa J ^a   Rose, David Z ^a   Myers, Martin A ^a   Gooch, Clifton L ^a   Bozeman, Andrea C ^a   Scott Burgin, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PENTYLINDOLE; CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NAPHTHALENES; STREET DRUGS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892176690     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000437297.05570.a2     Document Type: Article

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