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Illicit Drug-Associated Ischemic Stroke in the Baltimore-Washington Young Stroke Study
Neurol 50:1688-1693, Sloan,M.A.,et al, 1998
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Article Abstract
Recent illicit drug use was noted in 51/422(12.1%)stroke patients.Patients with drug use were more likely than other stroke patients to be black,aged 25 to 39 years and smokers,and were less likely to have hypertension or diabetes mellitus.Drug use was the probable cause of stroke in 20(4.7%) patients.Among 31(7.3%)patients with drug use as a possible stroke mechanism,more likely diagnoses included cardioembolic stroke in 18, hematologic/collagen vascular in 6,nonatherosclerotic vasculopathy in 5 and atherosclerosis in 3.There was no difference in outcome between drug- associated and non-drug associated stroke.Recent illicit drug use occurs in 12.5%of young adult stroke patients.Drug-associated young adult stroke seems to relate to vascular mechanisms other than those related to hypertension or diabetes.Case-control studies are needed.
 
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