Ischemic Stroke after Use of Cannabis: a Case Report and Review of Literature
10.13104/imri.2018.22.3.168
- Author:
Jo Sung JUNG
1
;
Yae Won PARK
;
Seung Ah LEE
;
Tae Jin SONG
;
Soo Mee LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cannabis;
Marijuana;
Ischemic stroke
- MeSH:
Brain Death;
Cannabis;
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Middle Aged;
Risk Factors;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Stroke
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2018;22(3):168-171
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cannabis or marijuana is the most commonly used recreational drug after alcohol in the world, and usage is generally recognized as having few serious adverse effects. However, usage is restricted in South Korea. The report of ischemic stroke associated with cannabis is rare in literature. We present a case of a 47-year-old female patient with no underlying disease presenting with acute ischemic stroke after smoking cannabis in South Korea. The result for synthetic cannabinoid metabolites (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) screening was positive. Absence of other vascular risk factors and drug screening results suggest a causal role of cannabis in this ischemic stroke case. The patient eventually progressed to brain death. The underlying mechanism, clinical manifestation, and imaging findings of cannabis-related stroke will be reviewed.
