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 | ||||
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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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