Table 5.
Clinical characteristics of Case Daily Marijuana Users.*
| Age/sex | Current Tobacco Use | Alcohol (shots/day) | Other stroke risk factors | Stroke Location and Distribution | Modified Rankin Scale at time of hospital discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36F | Yes | 3 | None | Left PCA and Left MCA | 2 |
| 17M | Yes | 5 | None | Bilateral Temporal/Parietal and Left Frontal | 1 |
| 42M | Yes | None | Mitral valve vegetation | Left MCA and Right Frontal | 3 |
| 43M | Yes | None | HTN, DM2 | Left Thalamic and Left Internal Capsule | 1 |
| 43M | Yes | None | Mitral valve vegetation, HTN, ESRD | Multifocal Left Hemisphere | 1 |
| 49F | Yes | None | HTN | Right Basal Ganglia | 0 |
| 41F | Yes | None | HTN, DM2 | _ | 1 |
| 43M | Yes | 2 | Apical cardiac akinesia, Lupus | Right Thalamus and Right Parietal | 0 |
| 44M | Yes | None | HTN, DM2 | Left Internal Capsule | 1 |
| 43M | Yes | 8 | HTN | Left Cerebellum | 2 |
| 22F | Yes | None | Marfan syndrome | Left Cerebellum | 1 |
*
Route of marijuana use was smoking among all listed subjects.
HTN = hypertension, DM = diabetes mellitus, MCA = middle cerebral artery, PCA = posterior cerebral artery