Can inhaled heroin be a cause of bilateral globus pallidus ischemic injury?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tjem.2018.11.001
Abstract: Introduction Bilateral globus pallidus lesions have been characteristically thought to be associated with global cerebral hypoperfusion and hypoxic changes. One of the important causative factors that need to be considered is the opiate drug abuse.… read more here.
Keywords: inhaled heroin; globus pallidus; bilateral globus;