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Date publication

novembre 2019

Journal

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr LHERMITTE Benoît , Pr DE SEZE Jérôme


Tous les auteurs :
Pessini LM, Kremer S, Auger C, Castilló J, Pottecher J, de Sèze J, Lhermitte B, Maciag E, Rovira A

Résumé

Cocaine is the most common illicit stimulant drug used in Europe, and it can potentially affect the central nervous system due to a direct effect, or by means of additive drugs. Levamisole has been increasingly used as an additive drug since it extends the stimulating effects of cocaine. This has led to an increase in the detection of levamisole adverse reactions, including levamisole-induced multifocal inflammatory leukoencephalopathy (MIL), a potentially lethal monophasic cerebral demyelinating disease.

Mots clés

Cocaine, Levamisole, MS differential diagnosis, Multifocal inflammatory leukoencephalopathy, Tumefactive

Référence

Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019 Nov 4;38:101496