Cerebral Infarction Associated with Cocaine Use

Authors

Iliana Meza
Carlos A. Estrada, Henry Ford Health System
Justo A. Montalvo
Walter N. Hidalgo
Jennie Andresen

Abstract

We report the case of a young man with an acute infarction of the left putamen and caudate nucleus, whose symptoms appeared six hours after intranasal use of approximately 0.5 g of cocaine hydrochloride. It seems probable that in this patient cocaine consumption played a role in the development of stroke.

Recommended Citation

Meza, Iliana; Estrada, Carlos A.; Montalvo, Justo A.; Hidalgo, Walter N.; and Andresen, Jennie (1989) "Cerebral Infarction Associated with Cocaine Use," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 37 : No. 1 , 50-51.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal/vol37/iss1/15