title: Cerebral infarction in association with Ecstasy abuse.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manchanda
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Connolly
mesh_terms: D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015198:Designer Drugs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D015198:Designer Drugs; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine