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 …

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

910 Stroke April 2016 difficult to find appropriate controls from a population of more active
daily cocaine users, who may not have been as accessible for contact and consent to the …

Previous studies of cocaine use and stroke have focused on acute effects of cocaine in
perceived high-risk populations. We characterized mechanisms and risk factors for cocaine …

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

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

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 …

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 …