@article{ref1,
title="Cocaine Use and Abuse Triggering Sporadic Young-Onset Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis",
journal="Neuro-degenerative diseases",
year="2011",
author="Argyriou, Andreas A. and Karanasios, Panagiotis and Makridou, Alexandra and Vlachou, Maria and Giannakopoulou, Fotini and Makris, Nicolaos",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="146-148",
abstract="To our knowledge, we describe for the first time the case of a male patient with sporadic young-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, most likely attributed to chronic regular cocaine use and abuse. Our case supports the view that cocaine use and abuse may trigger a process of motor neuron degeneration by mechanisms implicating alterations in the neurobiology of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate and its receptors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1660-2854",
doi="10.1159/000318084",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000318084"
}