Cerebral Vasculitis and Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated with Methamphetamine Abuse

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 14(4); 1996 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1996;14(4): 1055-1059.

메트암페타민(methamphetamine)남용과 연관된 뇌혈관염 및 뇌출혈

양대웅, 강중구 이상암 김종성

울산대학교 의과대학 서울중앙병원 신경과학교실

Cerebral Vasculitis and Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated with Methamphetamine Abuse

Dae-Woong Yang, M.D., Joong-Koo Kang, M.D., Sang-Ahm Lee, M.D., Jong-Sung Kim, M.D.

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center

Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage is a rare complication of amphethamine abuse, and cerebral vasculitis as a cause of the hemorrhage has been demonstrated by arteriography or autopsy findings. We report a 22-year-old female, an occasional methamphetamine abuser over 1 to 2 months, who presented with the sudden onset of bifrontal headache, nausea and vomiting immediately after an intravenous injection of methamphetamine. Imaging studies demonstrated intracerebral hemorrhage and subdural hemorrhage associated with cerebral vasculitis. To our knowledge, this entity has not been previously reported in Korea.