@article{ref1,
title="Acute extensive myelopathy after single heroin and cocaine exposure in a patient with toxicological evidence of long-term drug abstinence",
journal="BMJ case reports",
year="2019",
author="Ivanovski, Trajche and Espino Ibañez, Ana María and Barcelo Martin, Bernardino and Gomila Muñiz, Isabel",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="e2018228335-e2018228335",
abstract="Heroin-related myelopathy is an uncommon but often devastating complication of heroin intake. It is usually reported in individuals exposed to intravenous heroin after a variable drug-free period, leading to acute and complete spinal cord injury with poor long-term outcome. We describe an original case of acute longitudinally extensive transverse myelopathy following single heroin and cocaine intravenous exposure after a long period of abstinence confirmed by toxicological hair and retrospective urine drug analysis. This case could provide new insights in the understanding of this rare neurological complication.<br><br>© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1757-790X",
doi="10.1136/bcr-2018-228335",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228335"
}