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Cocaine as a rare cause of locked-in syndrome: a case report

INTRODUCTION: In the United States, cocaine is a commonly used drug of abuse. It is also a recognized contributing factor for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. However, cocaine-induced basilar artery thrombosis has rarely been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: Our patient was a 51-...

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Autores principales: Ali, Osman, Bueno, Mark G., Duong-Pham, Trinh, Gunawardhana, Nuwan, Tran, Dena H., Chow, Robert D., Verceles, Avelino C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6862856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31739807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2278-2