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Internal carotid artery and bilateral vertebral arteries dissections associated with amphetamine abuse: Case report.

ABSTRACT: Arterial dissection is an important cause of stroke in young patients. Various factors influencing arterial dissection included amphetamine abuse and anterior circulation is the majority of stroke locations. We reported the Case of a 40-year-old male patient with chronic amphetamine used since childhood. He had increased the consumption from once a month to every other day in the last year. The patient suffered from acute left-side hemiparesis and neglect. Computed tomography angiography of the brain and neck vessels demonstrated non-atheromatous vasculopathy with a suspected dissection process of the right internal carotid artery and bilateral vertebral arteries. A review of recent data is also provided to clarify the possible mechanism.

SUBMITTER: Sirimaharaj N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353386 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Internal carotid artery and bilateral vertebral arteries dissections associated with amphetamine abuse: Case report.

Sirimaharaj Nopdanai N Thiankhaw Kitti K

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 20210805

Arterial dissection is an important cause of stroke in young patients. Various factors influencing arterial dissection included amphetamine abuse and anterior circulation is the majority of stroke locations. We reported the Case of a 40-year-old male patient with chronic amphetamine used since childhood. He had increased the consumption from once a month to every other day in the last year. The patient suffered from acute left-side hemiparesis and neglect. Computed tomography angiography of the ...[more]

PMID: 34401140

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