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Acute multifocal neuropathy following cocaine inhalation

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INTRODUCTION We report a young man, not a habitual cocaine user, who developed an acute multifocal neuropathy following a second exposure to inhaled cocaine. METHODS Case report. RESULTS Clinical and… Click to show full abstract

INTRODUCTION We report a young man, not a habitual cocaine user, who developed an acute multifocal neuropathy following a second exposure to inhaled cocaine. METHODS Case report. RESULTS Clinical and electrophysiological findings suggested an acute multiple mononeuropathy following cocaine exposure. Imaging of the shoulder and pelvic girdles revealed multifocal denervation in selected proximal muscles. The patient was empirically treated with intravenous steroids to good effect. DISCUSSION Cocaine use, although usually affecting the central nervous system, does produce peripheral nerve disease in rare instances. This unusual pattern of neurological involvement needs to be differentiated from the more common symptoms resulting from affection of the brain.

Keywords: neuropathy following; following cocaine; acute multifocal; cocaine; multifocal neuropathy

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Year Published: 2017

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