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

A case is reported of a young man who developed bilateral symmetrical basal ganglia infarcts after intravenous use of cocaine and heroin. Ischemic infarcts of the brain are a known complication of to cocaine use, alone or in combination with heroin (speed balling). This symmetrical occurrence of inf...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 2001, Vol.25 (1), p.12-14
Main Authors: Daras, Michael D, Orrego, John J, Akfirat, Gokhan L, Samkoff, Lawrence M, Koppel, Barbara S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Basal Ganglia - diagnostic imaging
Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease - chemically induced
Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease - diagnosis
Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Infarction - chemically induced
Brain Infarction - diagnosis
Brain Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral infarction
Cocaine
Drug addictions
Heroin
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Symmetrical basal ganglia infarcts
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Toxicology
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Summary:A case is reported of a young man who developed bilateral symmetrical basal ganglia infarcts after intravenous use of cocaine and heroin. Ischemic infarcts of the brain are a known complication of to cocaine use, alone or in combination with heroin (speed balling). This symmetrical occurrence of infarction, however, is unusual and has not been reported after cocaine use.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/S0899-7071(00)00232-1