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Leukoencephalopathy and raised brain lactate from heroin vapor inhalation ("chasing the dragon")
Neurology - 10 Nov 1999
Kriegstein A R, Shungu D C, Millar W S, Armitage B A, Brust J C, Chillrud S, Goldman J, Lynch T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inhalation of heated heroin vapor ("chasing the dragon"), which is gaining popularity among drug users seeking to avoid the risks of parenteral drug administration, can produce progressive spongiform leukoencephalopathy. METHODS: We studied the clinical phenotype and course, MRI, MRS, and brain pathology in the first American patients described with this syndrome. RESULTS: Two of the three heroin...
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