title: Multiple mononeuropathy following cocaine abuse.
abstract: A 31-year-old man with acute-onset of left-sided weakness following the sniffing of cocaine was admitted with rhabdomyolysis. Neurophysiological studies showed axonal degeneration in 4/10 sensory and 3/8 motor nerves, and conduction block outside the typical compression-sites in 3/8 motor nerves. The findings are consistent with a diagnosis of multiple mononeuropathy. Ischaemia due to vasoconstriction is currently believed to be the cause of muscle necrosis following cocaine abuse and we hypothesise that it also explains the neuropathy in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Danish Epilepsy Canter, Visbys Allé 5, 4293 Dianalund.
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beniczky
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tfelt-Hansen
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fabricius
authors.forename: Kjeld V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Andersen