Hippocampal 1H-MRSI in ecstasy users
In recent years the illicit drug ecstasy (MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) has come into widespread use among young people. Despite clear evidence for the neurotoxic potential of MDMA in animals, corresponding evidence in humans is limited to indirect findings. In an exploratory study we com...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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June 2001
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European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
Year: 2001, Volume: 251, Issue: 3, Pages: 114-116 |
| ISSN: | 1433-8491 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s004060170044 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004060170044
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| Author Notes: | Thomas Obergriesser, Gabriele Ende, Dieter F. Braus, Fritz A. Henn |
| Summary: | In recent years the illicit drug ecstasy (MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) has come into widespread use among young people. Despite clear evidence for the neurotoxic potential of MDMA in animals, corresponding evidence in humans is limited to indirect findings. In an exploratory study we compared the hippocampal 1H-MRSI (magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging) spectra of five MDMA users with those of controls with no history of substance abuse. Although 1H-MRSI is sensitive in detecting alterations in neuronal viability in association with diseases leading to neuronal degeneration, we were not able to demonstrate any differences in hippocampal 1H-MRSI between MDMA users and controls. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1433-8491 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s004060170044 |