Cerebral atrophy and cognitive impairment in a young patient with chronic cannabis use − a case report | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry | ||
| Volume 43, Issue 2, June 2022 PDF (69 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_36_21 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sripathi S. Goud; Vishal Indla | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cannabis is known to mankind for ages. It was used as a medicine, an aphrodisiac, and a euphoriant. The psychotropic and neuromodulatory effects associated with cannabis use are extensively studied topics in the recent past. The authors report a case of cognitive impairment and cerebral atrophy in a young male patient with chronic cannabis use. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| cannabis dependence; cerebral atrophy; Cognitive decline; cognitive impairment | ||
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