Background: Hypertension damages small vessels, resulting in both lacunar infarction and
subcortical intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Substance abuse has also been linked to small …

Background and Purpose—Hypertension results in a spectrum of subcortical
cerebrovascular disease. It is unclear why some individuals develop ischemia and others …

This epidemiological study was performed to determine the prevalence of stroke risk factors
and their outcomes among Bulgarian urban population. Volunteers, 200 men and 300 …

Alcohol abuse has been linked to intracranial hemorrhage, both intracerebral and
subarachnoid. Some studies have found a dose-response relationship, so that increasing …

Background and purpose Alcohol overuse (AO u) is considered an important risk factor for
spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The clinical and outcome characteristics of …

Background and Purpose—Although cigarette use may be a risk for intracerebral
hemorrhage (ICH), animal models suggest that nicotine has a potential neuroprotective …

Background The influence of prior nicotine or alcohol use (legal drug use [LDU]) on outcome
measures after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is insufficiently established. We investigated …

Objectives Cocaine use has been linked to stroke in several studies. However, few studies
have considered the influence of cocaine use on stroke mechanisms such as small vessel …

To determine whether smoking contributes to the risk of primary intracerebral haemorrhage
(ICH) a case-control study was carried out on 331 consecutive cases of first-episode ICH as …

Publisher Summary The chapter discusses the relationship between illicit drug use/abuse
and stroke, and outlines the history of this relation. The chapter reviews the general medical …