[Intracranial sinus thrombosis secondary to the consumption of inhaled speed]. / Trombosis de seno venoso intracraneal secundaria al consumo de speed inhalado.

INTRODUCTION: Speed is a psychostimulant of the Central Nervous System that can cause behavioral alterations, euphoria, psychosis and diverse organic medical pictures. CLINICAL CASE: The case of a 19 year old male patient, who consumes amphetamines, who had behavioral alterations and heteroaggressiveness, circumstances that required psychiatric admission is presented. After performing brain imaging tests, intracranial venous sinus thrombosis was found, which has not, up to the present date, developed significant symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The aim of the above-mentioned report is to know the mechanism of action of the speed and to relate it consumption to the appearance of intracranial sinus thrombosis. To do so, a search was conducted in the PubMed database using the following terms: amphetamines and intracranial sinus thrombosis; street drugs and cerebrovascular disease; and adverse effects of the drugs.

Trombosis de seno venoso intracraneal secundaria al consumo de speed inhalado / Intracranial sinus thrombosis secondary to the consumption of inhaled speed

Introducción. El speed es un psicoestimulante del SNC que puede provocar alteraciones conductuales, euforia, psicosis y diversos cuadros a nivel orgánico. Caso clínico. Paciente de 19 años, consumidora de anfetaminas, que presentó alteraciones conductuales y heteroagresividad, circunstancias que requirieron ingreso psiquiátrico, en el cual tras la realización de pruebas de imagen cerebral se encontró una trombosis del seno venoso intracraneal que no había desarrollado sintomatología significativa hasta el momento. Conclusiones. El objetivo de dicha comunicación es conocer el mecanismo de acción del speed y relacionar su consumo con la aparición de trombosis del seno venoso. Para ello se ha realizado una búsqueda en la base de datos Pub-Med con los siguientes términos: amphetamines y thrombosissinus intracranial; street drugs y cerebrovascular disease;y adverse effects de las drogas (AU)

Introduction. Speed is a psychostimulant of the Central Nervous System that can cause behavioral alterations, euphoria, psychosis and diverse organic medical pictures. Clinical case. The case of a 19 year old male patient, who consumes amphetamines, who had behavioral alterations and hetero aggressiveness, circumstances that required psychiatric admission is presented. After performing brain imaging tests, intracranial venous sinus thrombosis was found, which has not, up to the present date, developed significant symptoms. Conclusions. The aim of the above-mentioned report is to know the mechanism of action of the speed and to relate it consumption to the appearance of intracranial sinus thrombosis. To do so, a search was conducted in the PubMed database using the following terms: amphetamines and intracranial sinus thrombosis; street drugs and cerebrovascular disease; and adverse effects of the drugs (AU)