Cocaine induced hippocampi infarction

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Jul 3:2012:bcr0320125998. doi: 10.1136/bcr.03.2012.5998.

Abstract

A middle age man presented with disorientation and memory impairment due to bilateral hippocampal strokes secondary to cocaine use. This is the second report of cocaine induced hippocampi ischaemic strokes. In contrast to the previous report, this middle age man did not have cardiac arrest.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Infarction / chemically induced*
  • Brain Infarction / complications
  • Brain Infarction / diagnosis
  • Cocaine / adverse effects*
  • Hippocampus*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Memory Disorders / etiology
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Cocaine