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Paul M. Deringer, MD; Lewis L. Hamilton, MD; Mary Anne Whelan, PhD, MD
Section of Neurology The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital 1 Atwell Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326

Arch Neurol. 1990;47(5):502.

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To the Editor.

—We read with interest the article by Klonoff et al,¹ in the September 1989 issue of the ARCHIVES, and wonder whether they or other workers have observed delayed strokes in former cocaine users. The following case is pertinent.

Report of a Case.

—A 20-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with an acute headache, ataxia, and right-sided weakness of abrupt onset. There was a positive family history for migraine, but the patient did not have a history of migraine. There had been a history of drug use, including cocaine, but the patient denied any drug use for the past 6 months, and denied intravenous use at any time. There was no history of hypertension, cardiac disease, diabetes, or clotting abnormalities. A computed tomographic scan showed a low-density area in the right cerebellar hemisphere consistent with a nonhemorrhagic stroke; an angiogram (of all four vessels) showed occlusion . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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