Cocaine-related acute subdural hematoma : An emergent cause of cerebrovascular accident

• Published in: Acta neurochirurgica Vol. 142; no. 7; pp. 819 - 821
• Main Authors: ALVES, O. L, GOMES, O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wien Springer 01.01.2000; New York, NY Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Cerebral Cortex - blood supply; Cerebral Cortex - pathology; Cocaine; Cocaine - adverse effects; Cocaine-Related Disorders; Craniotomy; Diagnosis, Differential; Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors - adverse effects; Fatal Outcome; Hematoma, Subdural, Acute - chemically induced; Hematoma, Subdural, Acute - diagnosis; Hematoma, Subdural, Acute - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Neurology; Stroke - etiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Human; Subdural; Drug addiction; Nervous system diseases; Radiodiagnosis; Acute; Cardiovascular disease; Vascular disease; Case study; Etiology; Hematoma; Medical imagery; Cocaine; Computerized axial tomography
• ISSN: 0001-6268; 0942-0940
• DOI: 10.1007/s007010070098

A case of "spontaneous" acute subdural hematoma caused by cocaine abuse is described. As an isolated cerebrovascular event, related to cocaine abuse, this is the first report in the literature. It also represents a new differential diagnosis for nontraumatic acute subdural haematomas. The putative pathophysiology of the lesion is discussed.