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

Abstract Background and Methods. The use of cocaine, especially one of its alkaloidal forms
(" crack"), has been increasingly associated with cerebrovascular disease. To clarify the …

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

Use of cocaine in the USA, has reached epidemic proportions since 1983, when “crack” was
introduced, its higher potency compared with cocaine HCl has been associated with a …

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

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; …

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

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

Background “Crack” cocaine (alkaloidal cocaine) induces ischemic stroke. However, the
mechanisms by which this occurs are not well documented in humans. We present pertinent …