title: [Epileptic insults, cerebral infarction and rhabdomyolysis as complications of amphetamine use].
abstract: In a 16-year-old boy with acute generalised epileptic convulsions, cerebral infarction and rhabdomyolysis were diagnosed. The urine was positive for amphetamine. Until that moment the patient had denied using drugs. He recovered and was discharged after nine days. Recreational use of ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and other amphetamine derivatives is gaining popularity worldwide. This drug abuse is rarely reported spontaneously.
authors.affiliation: Maasland Ziekenhuis, afd. Neurologie, Sittard.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Roebroek
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Korten
mesh_terms: D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000293:Adolescent; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015198:Designer Drugs; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D015198:Designer Drugs; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; C051800:3,4-methylenedioxyethamphetamine