title: An unusual case of Ecstasy poisoning.
abstract: We describe a case of poisoning with 3,4-methylenedioxymet-amphetamine Ecstasy that presented with all the features suggestive of a fatal outcome, including a creatinine phosphokinase level markedly higher than any previously reported. The patient, a paraplegic, was treated with dantrolene and made a full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Adult Intensive Therapy Unit, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Lyburn
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Spears
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003620:Dantrolene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000506:poisoning*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D003620:Dantrolene; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine