Sign Up for a Free Account

This is an image preview.
Start a Free Account
to view the full image.

Sign Up for a Free Account For information on discounts, see Plans & Pricing

  • Nearly 3,000 illustrations, including video clips of neurologic disorders.

  • Every article is reviewed by our esteemed Editorial Board for accuracy and currency.

  • Full spectrum of neurology in 1,200 comprehensive articles.

  • Listen to MedLink on the go with Audio versions of each article.

Stroke associated with heroin use (MRI)

Axial MR imaging through the brain at corresponding levels on T2- (A), FLAIR (B), T1- (C) and diffusion- (D) weighted images demonstrates multiple watershed areas of infarction throughout the brain in a young female having taken heroin. The white arrow indicates an area of hemorrhagic infarction in the right frontal lobe. (Contributed by Dr. Gomez-Hassan.)

Related Media