DIAGNOSIS OF PROBABLE COCAINE-INDUCED CEREBRAL VASCULITIS BY MAGNETIC-RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY

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.