TY - JOUR
T1 - Lasting neuropsychiatric sequelae of ( ± )methylenedioxymethamphetamine (‘ecstasy’) in recreational users
AU - McCann, Una D.
AU - Ricaurte, George A.
PY - 1991/10
Y1 - 1991/10
N2 - Two persons are described who demonstrated prolonged neuropsychiatric syndromes after the ingestion of large doses of ( ± )-3,4-methylenedioxymeth amphetamine (MDMA), a recreationally used amphetamine analog. These cases suggest that MDMA, known to be neurotoxic to serotonin neurons in several experimental animals, may also produce untoward effects in humans. In addition, they provide evidence that ingestion of large doses of MDMA can produce lasting adverse functional consequences in vulnerable persons.
AB - Two persons are described who demonstrated prolonged neuropsychiatric syndromes after the ingestion of large doses of ( ± )-3,4-methylenedioxymeth amphetamine (MDMA), a recreationally used amphetamine analog. These cases suggest that MDMA, known to be neurotoxic to serotonin neurons in several experimental animals, may also produce untoward effects in humans. In addition, they provide evidence that ingestion of large doses of MDMA can produce lasting adverse functional consequences in vulnerable persons.
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U2 - 10.1097/00004714-199110000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00004714-199110000-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 1684975
AN - SCOPUS:0025863667
SN - 0271-0749
VL - 11
SP - 302
EP - 305
JO - Journal of clinical psychopharmacology
JF - Journal of clinical psychopharmacology
IS - 5
ER -