Background Both cocaine use and strokes impact public health. Cocaine is a putative cause
of strokes, but no systematic review of the scientific evidence has been published. Methods …

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—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 …

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

Cardiac complications resulting from cocaine use have been extensively studied because of
the complicated pathophysiological mechanisms. This study aims to review the underlying …

Background Cocaine intoxication can lead to fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular
events. In addition, the neurobehavioral effects of cocaine may increase the likelihood that a …

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 …

Stroke is the third most common cause of death in developed countries. In England and
Wales, 1000 people under the age of 30 have a stroke each year. Cocaine is the most …

Aims The aims of the present study were to:(i) evaluate the prevalence of recent cocaine use
in adolescents and young adults who had died by sudden cardiovascular death (SCVD);(ii) …