Stroke with neuropsychiatric sequelae after cannabis use in a man: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The outcome of cerebral ischemic stroke associated with cannabis use is usually favorable. Here we report the first case of cannabis-related stroke followed by neuropsychiatric sequelae. CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old Caucasian man was discovered in a deeply comatose non-reactive sta...

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Autores principales: Trojak, Benoit, Leclerq, Stéphanie, Meille, Vincent, Khoumri, Catia, Chauvet-Gelinier, Jean-Christophe, Giroud, Maurice, Bonin, Bernard, Gisselmann, André
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21718541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-264
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The outcome of cerebral ischemic stroke associated with cannabis use is usually favorable. Here we report the first case of cannabis-related stroke followed by neuropsychiatric sequelae. CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old Caucasian man was discovered in a deeply comatose non-reactive state after cannabis use. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of his brain showed bilateral multiple ischemic infarcts. The patient remained deeply comatose for four days, after which time he developed other behavioral impairments and recurrent seizures. CONCLUSION: Stroke related to cannabis use can be followed by severe neuropsychiatric sequelae. Concomitant alcohol intoxication is essential neither to the occurrence of this neurologic event nor to its severity.

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