title: [Liquid ecstasy poisoning: study of 22 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To describe characteristics of acute poisoning with liquid ecstasy (gammahydroxybutyrate, GHB).
  
  
  METHODS
  Epidemiological and clinical data of patients with acute GHB poisoning seen at emergency department (ED) along one year were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  22 patients were included. Typical profile corresponds to a young male, who consults on weekend, at night, complaining of a marked decreased level of consciousness. Patients refer coingestion of other drugs and typically regain consciousness spontaneously in a short time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The frequency of GHB poisoning has increased notably in our environment. GHB poisoning must be considered on the differential diagnostic of coma of unknown origin in young patients attended in ED.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Urgencias de Medicina. Servicio de Urgencias. Hospital Clínic. Barcelona.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.lastname: Miró O
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nogué
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: To-Figuera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coll-Vinent
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000506:poisoning*; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D013287:Illicit Drugs; C111420:4-hydroxybutyric acid