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Heroin-Induced Leukoencephalopathy Leading to Locked-In Syndrome: A Case Report

Heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy (HLE) is a rare neurological sequela of heroin use. Heroin can be consumed through different routes such as inhalation, intravenous injection, and snorting. HLE cases have been reported via each route. However, heroin vapor inhalation has a higher rate of HLE and i...

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Autores principales: Shtembari, Jurgen, Shrestha, Dhan B, Zhang, Kaiyuan, Rengarajan, Dinesh, Joshi, Tilak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10207984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228564
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38020