A patient developed persistent parkinsonism after intravenously injecting a high dose of methamphetamine.
Magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral hypoxic/ischemic basal ganglia damage, which could have
been caused by the vasoconstrictive effect of methamphetamine. This case adds some circumstantial
evidence to the association between methamphetamine and Parkinsonism.
Key words: Parkinsonism; methamphetamine; substance use disorders
Parkinsonian Disorders
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Methamphetamine
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