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BOLD-MRI cerebrovascular reactivity findings in cocaine-induced cerebral vasculitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18839005     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: An 18-year-old woman presented to a regional stroke center with dysphasia and right hemiparesis 2 days after consuming alcohol and inhaling cannabis and -- for the first time -- cocaine. INVESTIGATIONS: Physical examination, blood tests for inflammatory markers, vasculitis and toxicology screen, echocardiography, electrocardiography, CT scanning, brain MRI, magnetic resonance angiography, magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging, catheter angiography, and correlation of blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD)-MRI signal intensity with changes in end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide. DIAGNOSIS: Cocaine-induced cerebral vasculitis. MANAGEMENT: No specific therapy was initiated. The patient's vital signs and neurological status were monitored during her admission. Follow-up medical imaging was performed after the patient's discharge from hospital.
Authors:
Jay S Han; Daniel M Mandell; Julien Poublanc; Alexandra Mardimae; Marat Slessarev; Cheryl Jaigobin; Joseph A Fisher; David J Mikulis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2008-10-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature clinical practice. Neurology     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1745-8358     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-03     Completed Date:  2009-03-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101261799     Medline TA:  Nat Clin Pract Neurol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  628-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects
Brain / blood supply,  pathology,  physiopathology
Brain Mapping
Central Nervous System Depressants / adverse effects
Cerebrovascular Circulation / drug effects*
Cocaine / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / chemically induced,  pathology,  physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Marijuana Smoking / adverse effects
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / chemically induced*,  pathology,  physiopathology
Vasoconstrictor Agents / adverse effects*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Central Nervous System Depressants; 0/Vasoconstrictor Agents; 50-36-2/Cocaine
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2008 Nov;4(11):579   [PMID:  18978798 ]

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