Jd. Gradon et R. Wityk, DIAGNOSIS OF PROBABLE COCAINE-INDUCED CEREBRAL VASCULITIS BY MAGNETIC-RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY, Southern medical journal, 88(12), 1995, pp. 1264-1266
Cocaine-induced cerebral vasculitis is a serious but uncommon clinical
entity, We present a case of probable cocaine-induced cerebral vascul
itis that was unusual in that it was suggested by magnetic resonance a
ngiogaphy. The patient was a 42-year-old woman, who used cocaine both
intravenously and intranasally, who was admitted with the acute onset
of an illness that resembled bacterial meningitis, Results of the init
ial standard evaluation were negative, and a diagnosis of cerebral vas
culitis was ultimately suggested by magnetic resonance angiography. We
believe this to be the first reported case of the diagnosis of cocain
e-induced cerebral vasculitis to be suggested by magnetic resonance an
giogaphy.