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Glenna A Regan1, Peter J Papadakos

  • 1Glenna A. Regan practices in the cardiac ICU at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center. Peter J. Papadakos is a director of critical care medicine and a professor of anesthesiology, surgery, neurosurgery, and neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

JAAPA : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
|March 18, 2021
PubMed
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Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), an herbal substance, is increasingly used but its adverse effects are unknown. This case study details a patient experiencing an intracerebral hemorrhage potentially linked to kratom consumption.

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