Cases of cerebrovascular disease caused by drug addiction

Year 2022, Volume: 27 Issue: 1, 85 - 88, 29.01.2022

Hasan Hüseyin Karadeli , Ruken Şimşekoğlu

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.878392

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Illicit drug use is an important cause of stroke in young adults and poses a serious public health problem. The use of psychostimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine has been found to be associated with higher rates of stroke, and the risk of hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes increases through different mechanisms. In this report, we discuss the possible pathophysiological pathways of cerebrovascular damage in three patients using cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis.

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cannabis, cocaine, drug addiction, methamphetamine, stroke

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Madde kullanımı nedenli serebrovasküler hastalık vakaları

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Yasadışı madde kullanımı genç erişkinlerde önemli bir inme nedenidir ve ciddi bir halk sağlığı sorunu teşkil etmektedir. Kokain ve metamfetamin gibi psikostimülanların kullanımı daha yüksek inme oranları ile ilişkilendirilmiş olup hemorajik ve iskemik inme riski farklı mekanizmalarla artmaktadır. Bu sunumda kokain, metamfetamin ve esrar kullanan üç hastada serebrovasküler hasarın olası patofizyolojik mekanizmaları tartışılmıştır.

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esrar, inme, kokain, madde bağımlılığı, metamfetamin

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