CEREBRAL INFARCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH ECSTASY ABUSE

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 and al[ other investigations were negative. The patient made a partial recovery. We propose an association between Ecstasy abuse and cerebral infarction.