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Ischemic Stroke after Use of the Synthetic Marijuana "Spice"
Neurol 81:2090-2093, Freeman, M.J.,et al, 2013
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Article Abstract
We found that our 2 patients who smoked the street drug spice had a temporal association with symptoms of acute cerebral infarction. This association may be confounded by contaminants in the product consumed (i.e., marijuana or an unidentified toxin) or by an unknown genetic mechanism. The imaging of both patients suggests an embolic etiology, which is consistent with reports of serious adverse cardiac events with spice use, including tachyarrhythmias and myocardial infarctions.
 
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