Recreational drugs and their neurological consequences.
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Correspondence to: Dr Peter Enevoldson, Walton Centre for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7LJ, UK; peter.enevoldson@ thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk _________________________ T his article deals with neurological problems following the use of recreational drugs and substances as they present to neurologists. The effects of alcohol and the details of neuropsychiatric and neuropharmacological effects of recreational drugs are not considered.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 75 Suppl 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004