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Acute myelopathy in association with heroin addiction.

Abstract

The occurrence of spinal cord lesions in association with self-administration of heroin is a recognised entity in the United States of America which has not up to now been reported in British literature. Three cases are described, the literature reviewed and possible aetiological factors discussed.

Entities: Chemical Disease

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Year: 1981 PMID： 7264695 PMCID： PMC490993 DOI： 10.1136/jnnp.44.5.448

Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN： 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154

16 in total

1. Heroin-associated rhabdomyolysis with cardiac involvement.

Authors: L Schwartzfarb; G Singh; D Marcus
Journal: Arch Intern Med Date: 1977-09

Review 2. Neurological complications of addiction to heroin.

Authors: R W Richter; J Pearson; B Bruun; Y B Challenor; J C Brust; M M Baden
Journal: Bull N Y Acad Med Date: 1973-01

3. Lumbar plexitis and rhabdomyolysis following abuse of heroin.

Authors: R J Greenwood
Journal: Postgrad Med J Date: 1974-12 Impact factor: 2.401

4. Drugs, coma, and myoglobinuria.

Authors: A S Penn; L P Rowland; D W Fraser
Journal: Arch Neurol Date: 1972-04

5. Neurosurgical complications of heroin addiction: brain abscess and mycotic aneurysm.

Authors: A R Amine
Journal: Surg Neurol Date: 1977-06

6. Tetanus despite preexisting antitetanus antibody.

Authors: S A Berger; C E Cherubin; S Nelson; L Levine
Journal: JAMA Date: 1978-08-25 Impact factor: 56.272

7. Stroke associated with addiction to heroin.

Authors: J C Brust; R W Richter
Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Date: 1976-02 Impact factor: 10.154

8. Guillan-Barré syndrome in heroin addiction.

Authors: W R SMith; A F Wilson
Journal: JAMA Date: 1975-03-31 Impact factor: 56.272

9. Polyradiculoneuropathy associated with heroin abuse.

Authors: L A Loizou; H G Boddie
Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Date: 1978-09 Impact factor: 10.154

10. Spinal cord compression due to pseudomonas in a heroin addict. Case report.

Authors: B Jabbari; J F Pierce
Journal: Neurology Date: 1977-11 Impact factor: 9.910

9 in total

1. Acute extensive myelopathy after single heroin and cocaine exposure in a patient with toxicological evidence of long-term drug abstinence.

Authors: Trajche Ivanovski; Ana María Espino Ibañez; Bernardino Barcelo Martin; Isabel Gomila Muñiz
Journal: BMJ Case Rep Date: 2019-03-31

Review 9. Transverse myelitis.

Authors: Shin C Beh; Benjamin M Greenberg; Teresa Frohman; Elliot M Frohman
Journal: Neurol Clin Date: 2013-02 Impact factor: 3.806

9 in total

Acute myelopathy in association with heroin addiction.

1. Heroin-associated rhabdomyolysis with cardiac involvement.

Review 2. Neurological complications of addiction to heroin.

3. Lumbar plexitis and rhabdomyolysis following abuse of heroin.

4. Drugs, coma, and myoglobinuria.

5. Neurosurgical complications of heroin addiction: brain abscess and mycotic aneurysm.

6. Tetanus despite preexisting antitetanus antibody.

7. Stroke associated with addiction to heroin.

8. Guillan-Barré syndrome in heroin addiction.

9. Polyradiculoneuropathy associated with heroin abuse.

10. Spinal cord compression due to pseudomonas in a heroin addict. Case report.

1. Acute extensive myelopathy after single heroin and cocaine exposure in a patient with toxicological evidence of long-term drug abstinence.

2. Heroin-induced acute longitudinally extensive transverse myelopathy.

3. Acute heroin myelopathy--case report.

4. Heroin myelopathy: a case report.

5. Heroin myelopathy.

6. Acute myelopathy in a drug abuser following an attempted neck vein injection.

7. Rhabdomyolysis and concomitant neurological lesions after intravenous heroin abuse.

8. Incomplete paraplegia following use of heroin: a case report and review of the literature.

Review 9. Transverse myelitis.