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Neurological and neuroradiological examination of chronic cannabis smokers
Author(s) -
Hannerz Jan,
Hindmarsh Thomas
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410130219
Subject(s) - abnormality , cannabis , neurological examination , medicine , physical examination , computed tomography , head trauma , family history , pediatrics , psychiatry , radiology , surgery
Twelve subjects, eight male and four female, who had smoked on average more than 1 gm of cannabis daily for 10 years, were investigated with a clinical neurological examination and computed tomography (CT) of the brain. No subject had a history of major head trauma or cerebral infection, and just one abused alcohol. Only the subject with a history of alcoholism showed any abnormal cerebral function on clinical tests or any abnormality in the CT scan, compared with normal controls.