Cerebrovascular accidents in relation to drug consumption or drug abuse

Uldry, P.A.; Regli, F.

Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin Praxis 78(23): 663-666

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 1013-2058
PMID: 2664970
Document Number: 339160
Many drugs may cause cerebral infarction or hemorrhage. The authors describe the epidemiology and the physiopathological aspects of stroke in patients using anticoagulant therapy, oral contraception or ergot alkaloids. Cerebrovascular complications are also noticed in abusers of cocaine or other stimulants of the central nervous system: amphetamine, phenylpropanolamine, xanthines.

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