Cardiac and cerebrovascular complications associated with methamphetamine abuse have been reported, but concurrent development of myocardial infarction and stroke is rare. A 33-year-old man presented with chest pain and right hemisphere stroke within 2 hours of methamphetamine use. Either cerebral vasoconstriction or cardiac source of embolism might be the cause of stroke.
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