A 27 years old man develops a sudden onset of headache shortly after taking cocaine in a nightclub. He collapses with a right-sided hemiplegia, and his level of consciousness rapidly deteriorates. On arrival, he is in coma, extending to pain, with no eye opening and no verbal response. His left pupil is fixed and dilated. What potential sequelae do you need to be concerned about?

Intracranial hemorrhage, hydrocephalus and angio embolism

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