Transverse Myelitis and Heroin Abuse: A Case Report

Transverse Myelitis and Heroin Abuse: A Case Report

The usage of heroin is associated with a variety of neurologic disorders,including acute transverse myelitis. In this study we present a 19 year old man who was suffered from insufflated heroin after several months of abstinence, and admitted to hospital emergency department, unconscious. He res...

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Main Authors:	Mohammad Rohani, Fowzieh Ben Isa, Farzad Sina, Bahram Haghi-Ashtiani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Iran University of Medical Sciences 2010-02-01
Series:	Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
Subjects:	Transverse Myelitis Drug abuse Heroin
Online Access:	http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-91&slc_lang=en&sid=1

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