Cocaine use is associated with ischemic stroke through unique mechanisms, including
reversible vasospasm, drug-induced arteritis, enhanced platelet aggregation …

OBJECTIVE: An association between cocaine use and stroke has been reported, but few
studies have examined cocaine-related neurovascular disease using modern stroke …

Cocaine consumption has increased over the last decade. The potent sympathomimetic
effects of the drug can lead to serious neurovascular complications in the form of ischemic …

Objectives: To determine if the classic stroke risk factors, chronic hypertension, diabetes,
cigarette smoking, chronic alcohol abuse, older age, and male sex, are also risk factors in …

Cocaine is the third most common substance of abuse after cannabis and alcohol. The use
of cocaine as an illicit substance is implicated as a causative factor for multisystem …

We have read with interest the article by Evans et al, 1 which presents a post hoc analysis of
a previously published randomized controlled trial comparing a stroke unit, a stroke team …

Background: Numerous case series have implicated cocaine use as a cause of both
myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke on the basis of the temporal relationship between drug …

Stroke can result from various toxic exposures including illicit drugs, with cocaine being one
of the more frequently cited agents. Cocaine is known to be an important risk factor for …

Background and Purpose—Although case reports have long identified a temporal
association between cocaine use and ischemic stroke (IS), few epidemiological studies …

Cocaine abuse remains a devastating medical problem for our society. Current concepts
suggest that both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, particularly in young people, can result …