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Complex Partial Status Epilepticus Provoked by"Crack"Cocaine
Ann Neurol 26:785-786, Ogunyemi,A.O.,et al, 1989
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Article Abstract
A 53-year-old woman with a history of chronic abuse of"crack"cocaine developed isolated complex partial status epilepticus after 3 days of frequent cocaine use.The electroencephalogram demonstrated focal epileptiform activity.Follow-up for 1 year during which she reported continuous abstinence from cocaine and anticonvulsants revealed no recurrence of seizures.
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