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Methamphetamine (“speed”) arteritis

Artérite par méthamphétamine

Methamphetamine Arteriitis

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Summary

A case is reported which documents an unusual appearance of intracranial arteries after the intravenous self-administration of methamphetamine (“speed”). The cause of these arterial changes is not clear and continued investigation in the laboratory is planned.

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L'auteur rapporte un cas d'aspect inhabituel des artères intracrâniennes après oto-administration intraveineuse de Méthamphétamine. La cause de ces altérations artérielles n'est pas claire et nécessite des investigations plus poussées.

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Beschreibung eines Falles mit ungewöhnlichen Veränderungen der intracraniellen Arterien nach intravenöser Verabreichung von Methamphetamine.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

    M. T. Margolis & T. H. Newton

  2. the San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California

    M. T. Margolis & T. H. Newton

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  1. M. T. Margolis
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Margolis, M.T., Newton, T.H. Methamphetamine (“speed”) arteritis. Neuroradiology 2, 179–182 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00335049

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