Status Epilepticus Associated with Ecstasy

Autor: Oğuzhan ÖZ, Ahmet ÇETİZ, Serdar TAŞDEMİR, Hakan AKGÜN, Muammer KORKMAZ, Salim Kemal TUNCER, Mehmet YÜCEL, Şeref DEMİRKAYA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Archives of Epilepsy, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 31-34 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2792-0550
DOI: 10.14744/epilepsi.2016.60565
Popis: Status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening emergency condition. In addition to well-known etiological factors, many rare causative factors have also been defined. Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) is an amphetamine derivative known to cause SE. Presently described is a case of recurrent SE in which ecstasy was an etiological factor.
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