Cocaine-related intracranial hemorrhage. Report of nine cases and review.
Nine cases of intracranial hemorrhages related to cocaine usage are presented. Another 5 cases from the literature are reviewed. The relationship between severe cocaine-induced hypertension, and the development of subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhages is noted, and apparently is related to sudden transient increases of blood pressure related to cocaine use.
Mangiardi
J R
JR
Department of Neurology, New York Medical College, Bronx.
Daras
M
M
Geller
M E
ME
Weitzner
I
I
Tuchman
A J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003042:Cocaine