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Meltem Demirkıran

1 paper in the library · 94 citations · publishing 1996

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Ecstasy Intoxication: An Overlap Between Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Clinical Neuropharmacology April 1, 1996 Meltem Demirkıran, Joseph Jankovic, Joel M. Dean 94 citations

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as "ecstasy" is a popular recreational drug with potential for abuse. Although its neurotoxic effects have been established in animal studies, the acute and long-term effects of this serotonergic agent in humans are still unknown. We describe a 19-year-old woman with overlapping symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin...