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Heroin-Induced Toxic Leukoencephalopathy

Authors :
Robin van Steenhoven
G. Karas
Henry C. Weinstein
Poen Tan
Source :
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine. :227-230
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2017.

Abstract

Toxic leukoencephalopathy is an important complication of heroin abuse and has mostly been described after inhaling heroin vapor, known as “chasing the dragon syndrome” or heroin inhalation leukoencephalopathy (HIL). We present a 51 year-old male patient with toxic leukoencephalopathy following intranasal administration of heroin.

Details

ISSN :
23257083 and 23257075
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........701cd5828b32fbf033eb6f6ef2632584
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4236/crcm.2017.68024