Cocaine induced PRES – A 25-year-old woman with reversible vision loss

Abstract

Drug abuse is a frequent cause of stroke in the young adults. The more commonly associated drugs with stroke are cocaine, heroin, and psychotomimetic drugs as cannabis, etc., Cocaine is reported more commonly to be associated with ischemic as well as hemorrhagic stroke, though association with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) like presentation is very uncommon as seen in our patient. She was a young lady who presented to us with headache, seizure, and vision loss after consuming cocaine.