Cargando…
An Atypical Presentation of Heroin Inhalation Induced Leukoencephalopathy (Chasing the Dragon)
Heroin leukoencephalopathy is associated with 'Chasing the dragon,' which is a heroin vapour inhalation method that is different from smoking or sniffing heroin. The clinical presentation ranges from mild to severe disease. Mild disease is characterized by inattentiveness and ataxia. In mo...
Autores principales: | Noori, Muhammad Atif Masood, Elkattawy, Sherif, Younes, Islam, Alyacoub, Ramez, Desai, Dhaval |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Cureus
2020
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7706144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33269145 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11215 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Chasing the dragon - characterizing cases of leukoencephalopathy associated with heroin inhalation in British Columbia
por: Buxton, Jane A, et al.
Publicado: (2011) -
Unfortunate Outcomes in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Superimposed on Pneumococcal Pneumonia
por: Elkattawy, Sherif, et al.
Publicado: (2020) -
Chasing the dragon and stumbling upon an octopus: A case of heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy and reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy
por: Ahmad, Saad, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
COVID-Induced Spontaneous Pneumothoraxes: Case Series
por: Elkattawy, Sherif, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
A Rare Complication of Myocardial Infarction: Ventricular Septal Defect
por: Elkattawy, Sherif, et al.
Publicado: (2020)