title: Vasculitis owing to substance abuse.
abstract: The term drug dependence refers to psychic dependence (addiction), physical dependence, or both, in someone who administers a drug periodically or continuously. Recreational drug abusers are at risk for occlusive and hemorrhagic stroke of diverse cause. Although sometimes over diagnosed, cerebral vasculitis has been historically verified in users of legal and illegal drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Brust
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D009294:Narcotics; D003042:Cocaine