Intracerebral hemorrhage: who gets tested for methamphetamine use and why might it matter?

Abstract Background Methamphetamine use is an emerging risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The aim of this study was to investigate the use of urine drug screen (UDS) for identifying methamphetamine-associated ICH. Methods This is a retrospective, single-center study of consecutive patie...

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Main Authors: Sahar Osman, Zhu Zhu, Mark Farag, Leonid Groysman, Cyrus Dastur, Yama Akbari, Sara Stern-Nezer, Dana Stradling, Wengui Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01967-y