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With increasing abuse of cocaine and purity of this drug, the incidence of strokes in relatively young people is also increasing. We describe two patients, one 29 years, the other one 33 years old. Both were well-known cocaine users. The first patient presented with an intracranial haemorrhage; the
In order to perform endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) safely and efficiently, preparation of the nasal mucosa with vasoconstrictor agents is crucial to minimise bleeding. There is no single best method, although traditionally cocaine has been the agent of choice. However, there have been BACKGROUND
Cocaine use in the United States is prevalent among pregnant women from inner city neighborhoods. To determine the anesthetic implications of cocaine use in parturients undergoing cesarean section delivery, the authors conducted a cohort study.
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Historically, the duty of the medical examiner in assigning cause and manner of death in drug-related death cases has been fraught with controversial challenges. The lack of standardization in certifying drug-related deaths may involve differences among practicing forensic pathologists in
Toxicological investigations were performed on an intracerebral hematoma, antemortem blood, and postmortem blood of an individual who was found unresponsive in his home. The hematoma was found to have ethanol at a concentration of 0.05% (w/v), and benzoylecgonine (a cocaine metabolite) was also
The first case reports of levamisole-related disease in cocaine users were published in 2010, although levamisole adulteration of cocaine was first recognized several years earlier. Currently, more than 70% of street cocaine seizures, in the US and the EU, contain levamisole, which could potentially