Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Cocaine Users
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Intracerebral hemorrhage in cocaine users.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cocaine is a cause of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), but there are no large studies that have characterized the location, pathology, and outcome of patients with cocaine-associated ICH. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients admitted to our stroke service from 2004 to 2007 who had nontraumatic ICH and urine drug screens positive for cocaine and c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.573147