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Atypical Cerebral Infarction in a Patient Suspected Ingestion of Synthetic Cannabinoids

  • JAE HEE LEE1
  • KEON KIM1
  • DONG HOON LEE2
  • YOON HEE CHOI1

1Department of Emergency Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea

2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

DOI: 10.22514/SV152.092019.11 Vol.15,Issue 2,September 2019 pp.67-69

Published: 20 September 2019

*Corresponding Author(s): YOON HEE CHOI E-mail: like-lemontea@hanmail.net

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Abstract

Background. Synthetic cannabinoids are recreational street drugs with many known adverse effects.

Case presentation. Here we present the case of an atypical cerebral infarction in a patient with a suspected ingestion of syn-thetic cannabinoids.

Conclusion. Although synthetic cannabi-noids use is not conventionally associated with stroke, some case reports describe cerebral infarction and myocardial in-farction with significant synthetic can-nabinoids intake. Emergency physicians should know the association of synthetic cannabinoids with seizures, myocardial in-farction, and now possibly ischemic stroke.

Keywords

stroke; cannabinoids; synthetic cannabinoids; case report 

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JAE HEE LEE,KEON KIM,DONG HOON LEE,YOON HEE CHOI. Atypical Cerebral Infarction in a Patient Suspected Ingestion of Synthetic Cannabinoids. Signa Vitae. 2019. 15(2);67-69.

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