title: [Ecstasy (MDMA) intoxication. An overview].
abstract: The increased consumption of "ecstasy" (MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) has also increased the number of life-threatening intoxications. From a Medline search of the years 1992-1996, reports were registered and evaluated. Besides cerebral, cardiorespiratory, renal, and hepatic symptoms, hyperthermia syndromes such as malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, or the serotonin syndrome were common. In addition to a discussion of the intoxication symptoms and their acute and intensive-care therapy, the psychological and physiological effects of "ecstasy" will be described. Some historical considerations of the topic are included in this review.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfall-klinik Tübingen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dinse
mesh_terms: D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000628:therapy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine