title: Transient quadriceps paresis following cocaine use.
abstract: A 31-year-old man presented with bilateral thigh muscle paralysis several hours after intranasal cocaine use. His blood results showed a creatine kinase (CK) level of 3447 u/L and a normal renal function. He made a marked recovery in just 2 h following the intravenous normal saline 0.9%, and was able to walk. He was discharged home the next day.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Demetriou
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000187:drug effects*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase