title: [Intracranial sinus thrombosis secondary to the consumption of inhaled speed].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Speed is a psychostimulant of the Central Nervous System that can cause behavioral alterations, euphoria, psychosis and diverse organic medical pictures.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case of a 19 year old male patient, who consumes amphetamines, who had behavioral alterations and heteroaggressiveness, circumstances that required psychiatric admission is presented. After performing brain imaging tests, intracranial venous sinus thrombosis was found, which has not, up to the present date, developed significant symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The aim of the above-mentioned report is to know the mechanism of action of the speed and to relate it consumption to the appearance of intracranial sinus thrombosis. To do so, a search was conducted in the PubMed database using the following terms: amphetamines and intracranial sinus thrombosis; street drugs and cerebrovascular disease; and adverse effects of the drugs.
authors: Servicio de Psiquiatría del Hospital Infanta Cristina Badajoz, Spain. fmendezsanchez@yahoo.es
authors: Fabiola
authors: F
authors: Méndez-Sánchez
authors: Juan A
authors: JA
authors: Guisado
authors: Ramón
authors: R
authors: Palacios
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Teva
mesh_terms: D000661:Amphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000139:chemically induced*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D000661:Amphetamine