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PRO/EDR> Amnesia, b/l hippocampal ischemia – USA: (MA) illicit drug use, toxin susp., RFI

-- United States"The combination of clinical findings described in this report has previously been reported rarely and in isolation, associated with isolated cocaine use, influenza, and carbon monoxide poisoning (2-6). This cluster of amnestic syndrome associated with bilateral complete hippocampal ischemia is unusual given the absence of a readily identifiable etiology, the temporospatial clustering, relatively young patient age, and extensive substance use among affected persons."Cardiopulmonary, Read more [...]