Specific neurotoxicity of chronic use of ecstasy.

作者: J Obrocki , A Schmoldt , R Buchert , B Andresen , K Petersen

DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(01)00511-2

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摘要: The use of the illicit drug ecstasy (mainly containing methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA) is widespread among young people in western Nations. Animal experiments indicate that MDMA a potent neurotoxin specifically affecting serotonergic system. A few functional neuroimaging studies revealed central nervous alterations after repeated ecstasy. We examined 94 users comparison to 27 control subjects by means positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG). FDG uptake rates were globally reduced users, most pronounced striatum. tended be negatively correlated cumulative doses. results younger may more vulnerable regard neurotoxicity.

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