Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Secondary to Cocaine Abuse

Purpose. To report a case of internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) caused by cocaine. Method. We report a case of a 54-year-old female who presented with a left INO three days after snorting cocaine, and we review the literature. Results. MRI of the brain demonstrated several small abnormal foci in the...

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Autores principales: Rabin, Richard L., Wasay, Azeem, Biro, Nicolas, Morcos, Marcelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5317112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2379697
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Morcos, Marcelle
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description Purpose. To report a case of internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) caused by cocaine. Method. We report a case of a 54-year-old female who presented with a left INO three days after snorting cocaine, and we review the literature. Results. MRI of the brain demonstrated several small abnormal foci in the pons on FLAIR and diffusion weighted imaging consistent with ischemic infarction. The patient's symptoms remained stable throughout her hospitalization. She was sent to a rehabilitation facility and was lost to follow-up. Conclusion. In cases of extraocular movement abnormalities, it is important to inquire about recreational drug use.
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spelling pubmed-53171122017-03-06 Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Secondary to Cocaine Abuse Rabin, Richard L. Wasay, Azeem Biro, Nicolas Morcos, Marcelle Case Rep Ophthalmol Med Case Report Purpose. To report a case of internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) caused by cocaine. Method. We report a case of a 54-year-old female who presented with a left INO three days after snorting cocaine, and we review the literature. Results. MRI of the brain demonstrated several small abnormal foci in the pons on FLAIR and diffusion weighted imaging consistent with ischemic infarction. The patient's symptoms remained stable throughout her hospitalization. She was sent to a rehabilitation facility and was lost to follow-up. Conclusion. In cases of extraocular movement abnormalities, it is important to inquire about recreational drug use. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017 2017-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5317112/ /pubmed/28265477 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2379697 Text en Copyright © 2017 Richard L. Rabin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rabin, Richard L.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5317112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2379697
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