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 …

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

Background Stroke in crack–cocaine abusers is increasingly recognized. We aimed to
identify significant differences in stroke risk factors, characteristics, and outcomes between …

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

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

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 …

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 …

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 and Purpose—The safety of thrombolytic therapy in patients with cocaine-
associated acute ischemic stroke (CIS) is unknown. Methods—We conducted a …