Moyamoya tipping point: fatal bilateral MCA territory infarction following cocaine abuse

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jan 18:2018:bcr2017222883. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222883.

Authors

Mark Daniel Unger¹, Joseph Georges², Hamza A Shaikh², Tapan Kavi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomy, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine, USA.
² Neurosurgery, Cooper University hospital, Camden, NJ.
³ Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: coma and raised intracranial pressure; drugs misuse (including addiction); neuroimaging; neurological injury; stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cocaine / adverse effects*
Cocaine / urine
Cocaine-Related Disorders*
Computed Tomography Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / chemically induced
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / diagnosis*
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male

Substances

Cocaine