Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks in association with substance abuse in a young man.

Lawson, T M; Rees, A · Postgrad Med J · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

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