title: Spastic paraparesis following cocaine inhalation.
abstract: Cocaine use is reaching epidemic proportions in the UK and the consequences are a number of debilitating effects. Strokes may result from a number of mechanisms related to cocaine use. This report describes a case of cocaine induced stroke in an apparently healthy young man with unusual patterns of radiological findings on his brain MRI.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK.
authors.forename: Henry Oluwasefunmi
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: Malin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roesner
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cohen
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