Hyperdense Basilar Artery Sign in a Young Cocaine User::

Bruno Fernandes Barros Brehme de  Abreu; Natã Nascimento de Jesus  Graça; Mayara  Oliveira da Silva; Felipe Nunes  Figueiras; Márcio Luís Duarte

doi:10.25184/anfamed2025v12n1a6

Hyperdense Basilar Artery Sign in a Young Cocaine User:

A Rare Presentation of Stroke

Bruno Fernandes Barros Brehme de Abreu WEBIMAGEM Telerradiologia. São Paulo-SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4882-8299
Natã Nascimento de Jesus Graça Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Campus Guarujá. Guarujá-SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8155-2241
Mayara Oliveira da Silva Universidade Federal de São Paulo. SantosSP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-3456
Felipe Nunes Figueiras Instituto de Análises Clínicas de Santos. Santos-SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6626-6731
Márcio Luís Duarte Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, Campus Guarujá. Guarujá-SP, Brasil. Diagnósticos da América S.A., São Paulo-SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7874-9332

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25184/anfamed2025v12n1a6

Keywords: Ischemic Stroke, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Cocaine

Abstract

Cocaine use is a well-documented factor in both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke; however, basilar artery thrombosis due to cocaine use is rare, with few cases reported in the literature. As a widely used illicit drug, cocaine can trigger acute basilar artery thrombosis, leading to severe neurological outcomes. The mechanisms involved include cerebral vasospasm, platelet aggregation, thrombosis, cerebral vasculitis, and thromboembolism resulting from cardiomyopathy or drug-induced arrhythmias.
We report the case of a 30-year-old man with recurrent seizures following cocaine use.

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Published

2025-01-31

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Abreu, B. F. B. B. de, Graça, N. N. de J., Oliveira da Silva, M., Figueiras, F. N., & Duarte, M. L. (2025). Hyperdense Basilar Artery Sign in a Young Cocaine User:: A Rare Presentation of Stroke. Anales De La Facultad De Medicina, 12(1), e702. https://doi.org/10.25184/anfamed2025v12n1a6

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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