We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Cocaine-Induced Vasospasm Causing Spinal Cord Transient Ischemia.
- Authors
Gorelik, N.; Tampieri, D.
- Abstract
A 25-year-old woman developed a spinal cord infarction leading to quadriplegia and respiratory insufficiency after consuming cocaine and vodka for several days. Within five months, she regained full motor and respiratory function. A literature review revealed 11 cases of cocaine-induced spinal cord infarction. A complete recovery from quadriplegia and respiratory failure following cocaine abuse has never been reported to date. The value of diffusion-weighted imaging in cocaine-induced spinal cord infarction is here presented and discussed. The literature proposes several mechanisms for cocaine-induced infarction including vasospasm, arteritis, and thrombosis. In this case, the imaging studies and the full recovery suggest that the spinal cord ischemia was secondary to a transient vasospasm of the anterior spinal artery.
- Subjects
CEREBRAL vasospasm; COCAINE; ISCHEMIA; SPINAL cord
- Publication
Neuroradiology Journal, 2012, Vol 25, Issue 3, p364
- ISSN
1971-4009
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1177/197140091202500313