Cannabis-related myocardial infarction and cardioembolic stroke

Dimitri Renard; Guillaume Taieb; Guillaume Gras-Combe; Pierre Labauge

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.04.002

Cannabis-related myocardial infarction and cardioembolic stroke

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012 Jan;21(1):82-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.04.002. Epub 2010 Sep 15.

Authors

Dimitri Renard¹, Guillaume Taieb, Guillaume Gras-Combe, Pierre Labauge

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, CHU Nîmes, Hôpital Caremeau, Nîmes, France. dimitrirenard@hotmail.com

PMID: 20833082
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.04.002

Abstract

We report a 33-year-old man with a history of chronic cannabis use who sustained myocardial infarction followed by cerebral infarction after a recent significant increase in cannabis use. This is the first case of cannabis-associated stroke of probable cardioembolic origin.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cannabis / adverse effects
Humans
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / chemically induced*
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / physiopathology
Intracranial Embolism / chemically induced*
Intracranial Embolism / pathology
Male
Marijuana Smoking / adverse effects*
Myocardial Infarction / chemically induced*
Myocardial Infarction / complications
Stroke / chemically induced*
Stroke / pathology