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- Title
Cerebral infarction in association with Ecstasy abuse.
- Authors
Manchanda, S.; Connolly, M. J.
- Abstract
A previously fit 35 year old man presented with a right hemiparesis and dysphasia 36 hours after abuse of Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Computerized axial tomography scan demonstrated an extensive acute left cerebral infarction and carotid digital subtraction angiogram, 2 days after admission, revealed left middle cerebral artery occlusion. There were no other known risk factors and all other investigations were negative. The patient made a partial recovery. We propose an association between Ecstasy abuse and cerebral infarction.
- Subjects
AMPHETAMINES; DESIGNER drugs; INFARCTION; ECSTASY (Drug); SUBSTANCE abuse; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1993, Vol 69, Issue 817, p874
- ISSN
0032-5473
- Publication type
journal article