Massive ischemic cerebellar infarction due to cocaine use.
This young female suffered massive unilateral infarction of the cerebellum due to cocaine use. While cocaine-associated small, asymptomatic cerebellar infarcts have been reported in the literature, massive, symptomatic cerebellar infarction attending the use of cocaine has not been previously reported.
Aggarwal
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Byrne
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D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D003042:Cocaine