Acute myelopathy selectively involving lumbar anterior horns following intranasal insufflation of ecstasy and heroin

We report a patient who developed acute myelopathy after intranasal insufflation of amphetamines and heroin. The functional prognosis was very poor; after 4 months, she remained paraplegic. MRI imaging showed selective T2 hyperintensity and intense enhancement confined to the spinal anterior horns a...

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Main Authors: Riva, Nilo, Morana, Paolo, Cerri, Federica, Gerevini, Simonetta, Amadio, Stefano, Formaglio, Fabio, Comi, Giancarlo, Comola, Mauro, Del Carro, Ubaldo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3029331/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21686691
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0669
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