Cannabis-related stroke: myth or reality?

Response to letter regarding article, “cannabis-related stroke: myth or reality?”.

Letter by Parakh regarding article, "cannabis-related stroke: myth or reality?".

Letter by Parakh Regarding Article, “Cannabis-Related Stroke: Myth or Reality?” To the Editor: The review by Wolff et al on cannabis-related stroke was an interesting read. The authors have discussed the available evidence on cannabis-related stroke in detail and have also looked at the proposed mechanisms of the same. However, a few questions remain unanswered. It would have been interesting t...

Cannabis consumption and risk of developing schizophrenia: myth or reality?

Cannabis is one of the most popular recreational drugs. The rates of use and dosage, based on the levels of active compounds present in street drugs, is thought to be climbing in the UK and Europe; 40% of 15 years olds in the UK are thought to have tried the drug. There is no dispute that cannabis intoxication can cause brief psychotic episodes or short-term relapse of pre-existing psychotic sy...

Ten turbidite myths

During the past 50 years, the turbidite paradigm has promoted many myths related to deep-water turbidite deposition. John E. Sanders (1926–1999), a pioneering process sedimentologist, first uncovered many of these turbidite myths. This paper provides a reality check by undoing 10 of these turbidite myths. Myth No. 1: turbidity currents are non-turbulent flows with multiple sediment-support mech...

Stroke with neuropsychiatric sequelae after cannabis use in a man: a case report

INTRODUCTION The outcome of cerebral ischemic stroke associated with cannabis use is usually favorable. Here we report the first case of cannabis-related stroke followed by neuropsychiatric sequelae. CASE PRESENTATION A 24-year-old Caucasian man was discovered in a deeply comatose non-reactive state after cannabis use. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of his brain showed bilateral multiple i...