Practitioners should be vigilant in recognizing that ischemic stroke and unexplained neurologic deficit can arise after SC abuse, especially in younger populations with few stroke risk factors and who are prone to chronic cannabis use. Our case highlights the need for emergent neuroimaging upon suspected SC overdose. The KnowToGrow podcast breaks down the latest in education, growth, and culture. The mechanism by which SC abuse induces a prothrombotic state leading to ischemic neurovascular sequelae is currently unclear, although a temporal association in the absence of other stroke risk factors suggests a causal relationship. The patient endorsed smoking K2-a synthetic cannabinoid (SC) with structural similarity to cannabis. This case is a 36-year-old African American man, with no significant medical history, who presented with extensive left cervical and intracranial internal carotid artery occlusion and subsequent ischemic stroke. Biotia is a healthtech company launched from Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech in association with Weill Cornell Medicine, located in New York, NY, that leverages DNA sequencing-based technology and proprietary AI-powered software to rapidly and accurately identify microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance. With the popularity of synthetic cannabinoid street drugs such as “K2 and Spice,” a number of serious neurologic adverse events are coming to light.
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