Cerebral infarction in association with Ecstasy abuse
Postgraduate Medical Journal November 1, 1993 Smita Manchanda, Michael Connolly 76 citations
A previously fit 35 year old man presented with a right hemiparesis and dysphasia 36 hours after abuse of Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Computerized axial tomography scan demonstrated an extensive acute left cerebral infarction and carotid digital subtraction angiogram, 2 days after admission, revealed left middle cerebral artery occlusion. There were no other known risk factors...