Cocaine-induced intratumoral hemorrhage: case report and review of the literature.
A unique case is described of a 28-year-old man who had seizures and a hemorrhage within a previously unsuspected cerebellopontine angle schwannoma within minutes of nasally inhaling cocaine. A review of the literature on cocaine-induced seizures and cocaine-induced cerebral hemorrhage is also given.
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Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
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D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000175:diagnosis; D015995:Prevalence; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
D003042:Cocaine