Amphetamine Abuse and Intracranial Hemorrhage
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Intracranial hemorrhage associated with amphetamine use.
Case report. This 17-year-old single man was admitted with a dense left hemiparesis. According to the patient and witnesses, he was in his usual state of health when 3 hours before admission, he ingested two “black mollies” (40 mg of Land D-1 amphetamine tablets) with a can of beer. Forty minutes later he complained of severe headache and lost consciousness. He was taken home where he was put t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2000
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-14-9-6