title: Acute myelopathy following intravenous heroin: a case report.
abstract: A 43-year-old woman developed acute paraplegia and a Korsakoff syndrome following intravenous administration of heroin. Thirteen previously reported cases are similar to the one presented here. Based on those similarities, we conclude that these myelopathies are probably due to spinal cord infarction resulting from systemic hypoxemia and hypotension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Louis University Medical Center, MO 63110.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Woolsey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D003932:Heroin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003932:Heroin