Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks in association with substance abuse in a young man
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- 1 November 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 72 (853) , 692-693
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.72.853.692
Abstract
Summary: A 22-year-old man with a five-year history of drug and alcohol abuse presented with a left hemiparesis preceded by three transient ischaemic attacks, two of which occurred whilst smoking cannabis. Substance abuse was the only identifiable risk factor for cerebrovascular disease.Keywords
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