Energy drinks have become a popular beverage especially among young individuals. The
growing literature sheds light on acute health problems associated with these products,
although they have not yet been in existence long enough to build a solid, evidence-based
appreciation of potential long-term effects. Perhaps the greatest concern about energy
drinks is the amount of caffeine they contain, which generally far exceeds that in
other beverages. A transient ischemic attack (TIA) has been traditionally defined
as an episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by focal cerebral ischemia with complete
recovery within 24 hours. We report a patient who had a TIA after intake of an energy
drink without alcohol. To the best of our knowledge, the following case is the first
report of TIA after intake of an energy drink.
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
One-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribe:
Subscribe to The American Journal of Emergency MedicineAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- Special report from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Classification of cerebrovascular diseases III.Stroke. 1990; 21 ([No authors listed]): 637-676
- Transient ischemic attacks: predictability of future ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack events.Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2014; 10 ([eCollection 2014]): 27-35
- A survey of energy drink consumption patterns among college students.Nutr J. 2007; 6: 35-41
- Health effects of energy drinks on children, adolescents, and young adults.Pediatrics. 2011; 127: 511-528
- Do energy drinks cause epileptic seizure and ischemic stroke?.Am J Emerg Med. 2013; 31: 274.e1-274.e4https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2012.05.018
- Left main coronary artery acute thrombosis related to energy drink intake.Circulation. 2012; 125: 1447-1448https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.086017
- Myocardial infarction in a young adult following the consumption of a caffeinated energy drink.BMJ Case Rep. 2011; ([pii: bcr0220113854]): 1-3https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3854
- Hypertension in a young boy: an energy drink effect.BMC Res Notes. 2012; 5: 591-593https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-591
- The use of stimulants to modify performance during sleep loss: a review by the Sleep Deprivation and Stimulant Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.Sleep. 2005; 28: 1163-1187
- Overuse of energy drinks: why death?.Am J Emerg Med. 2013; 31: 1713-1714https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2013.09.009. Epub 2013 Oct 18
- Morphofunctional state of vessel endothelium at the early stage of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion and the effect of taurin administration.Eksp Klin Farmakol. 2013; 76: 8-10
- With which mechanism the overuse of energy drinks may ınduce acute myocardial ıschemia?.Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2012; 21 ([http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12012-012-9160-4 Epub ahead of print]): 273-274
- Detrimental effects of energy drink consumption on platelet and endothelial function.Am J Med. 2010; 123: 184-187
Article Info
Publication History
Published online: July 01, 2014
Accepted:
June 19,
2014
Received:
June 5,
2014
Identification
Copyright
© 2014 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
