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Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks in association with substance abuse in a young man

Year: 1996
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 22-year-old man with a five-year history of drug and alcohol abuse presented with a left hemiparesis preceded by three transient ischaemic attacks, two of which occurred whilst smoking cannabis. Substance abuse was the only identifiable risk factor for cerebrovascular disease.
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1985632841
FWCI: 1.679
Cites: 11
Cited by: 60
Related to: 10