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Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks in association with substance abuse in a young man.
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  1. T. M. Lawson,
  2. A. Rees
  1. Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.

    Abstract

    A 22-year-old man with a five-year history of drug and alcohol abuse presented with a left hemiparesis preceded by three transient ischaemic attacks, two of which occurred whilst smoking cannabis. Substance abuse was the only identifiable risk factor for cerebrovascular disease.

    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.72.853.692

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