Objectives: To determine the incidence of cocaine abuse in cases of fatal intracranial
hemorrhage and to examine potential pathophysiologic mechanisms. Design: Prospective …

Complications associated with the use of cocaine are varied, and include cerebral
hemorrhage and ischemia, with vasculitis and vasospasm as possible etiologies. We …

Cocaine, especially in its alkaloidal or “crack” form, has been increasingly associated with
cerebrovascular disease. Before the crack epidemic, cocaine hydrochloride (HCl) was also …

Cocaine use has increased rapidly over the past few years. This has led to an increase in
the number and variety of cocaine-related conditions for which medical attention is sought …

We present three cases of “crack” cocaine-associated stroke, together with a review of
cocaine-associated cerebrovascular complications. Unlike previously reported cases …

• We describe eight patients in whom cocaine use was related to stroke and review 39 cases
from the literature. Among these 47 patients the mean (±SD) age was 32.5±12.1 years; …

In a review of the records of 3,712 drug abusers, 13 patients were identified with neurologic
deficits attributable to the use of cocaine. Ischemic manifestations were the most frequent …

Background and Purpose—Cocaine is a cause of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), but there
are no large studies that have characterized the location, pathology, and outcome of patients …

With the current epidemic of cocaine abuse, there have been many clinical reports of
cocaine toxicity, including stroke. Autopsy findings were reported in only one case of …

Cocaine use in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, and increased
availability of" crack" since 1983 has noticeably increased the incidence of neurovascular …