[Involvement of cocaine in cerebral vascular pathology].

Aim: To describe the involvement of cocaine in cerebral vascular pathology in young patients.

Patients And Methods: The work consists in a descriptive study of the role of cocaine in patients with acute stroke under the age of 50 years admitted to the neurology service over a period of four years. Eighteen patients with positive levels of cocaine on admission and 79 patients with negative levels were analysed.