Abstract
We report a case of severe and rare complications of amphetamine abuse: intracerebral hemorrhage and spasm-induced changes in the cerebral vessels. The pathogenesis and treatment are discussed in the light of published data.
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Viene riportato un caso di una grave e rara patologia da anfetamina, caratterizzata da ematoma intracerebrale e da alterazioni vascolari cerebrali di tipo spastico. La patogenesi e i relativi presidii terapeutici vengono discussi anche alla luce di quanto riportato in letteratura.
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Conci, F., D’Angelo, V., Tampieri, D. et al. Intracerebral hemorrhage and angiographic beading following amphetamine abuse. Ital J Neuro Sci 9, 77–81 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02334412
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