Addictions to licit and illicit drugs are chronic relapsing brain disorders that affect circuits that
regulate reward, motivation, memory, and decision-making. Drug-induced pathological …

A broad spectrum of neuropathologic changes are encountered in the brains of heroin
abusers. The main findings are due to infections, either due to bacterial spread from …

Delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy (DPHL) is a demyelinating syndrome
characterized by acute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms days to weeks following …

Drug abuse is associated with a variety of neurological complications. The use of certain
recreational drugs shows a marked temporal association with the onset of both …

Background: Inhalation of heated heroin vapor (“chasing the dragon”), which is gaining
popularity among drug users seeking to avoid the risks of parenteral drug administration …

OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to illustrate the dramatic neuroimaging findings of toxic
leukoencephalopathy caused by heroin vapor inhalation. CONCLUSION. Symmetric …

Milroy CM & Parai JL (2011) Histopathology 59, 579–593 The histopathology of drugs of
abuse The use of drugs for recreational purposes is widespread. The drugs used can be …

AIM: To describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of heroin-induced
leukoencephalopathy or “chasing the dragon syndrome” and, in particular, the diffusion …

Recreational drug abuse is increasing throughout the world. Use of these drugs may result
in a diverse array of acute and chronic complications involving almost any body organ, and …

The central nervous system is one of the primary targets for the detrimental effects of drugs
of abuse. Diagnostic imaging, especially MRI, plays an important role in the detection of …