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Hyperthermia associated with drug intoxication.

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Hyperthermia (temperature of at least 40.5 degrees C for at least one hour) associated with drug intoxication was identified in 12 patients over a 5-yr period. Intoxication was due to anticholinergic drugs (tricyclic antidepressants, antipsychotics, antihistamines), CNS stimulants (phencyclidine,

Leakage of the blood-brain barrier followed by vasogenic edema as the ultimate cause of death induced by acute methamphetamine overdose.

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Methamphetamine (METH) is a potent CNS stimulant that is widely used as a recreational drug. Due to its ability to increase bodily heat production and diminish heat loss due to peripheral vasoconstriction, METH is able to increase brain and body temperature. The hyperthermic effects of METH are

Cannabis and Ecstasy/MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine): an analysis of their neuropsychobiological interactions in recreational users.

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The majority of recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users (90-98%) also take cannabis. This co-drug usage is often viewed as a methodological confound, which needs to be removed statistically. Here we take a rather different approach, and debate the potential complexities of their psychobiological

Lowering ambient or core body temperature elevates striatal MPP+ levels and enhances toxicity to dopamine neurons in MPTP-treated mice.

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The neuroprotective effects of lowering body temperature have been well documented in various models of neuronal injury. The present study investigated the effects a lower ambient or core body temperature would have on damage to striatal dopamine (DA) neurons produced by

Kinetics of drug action in disease states. XXXVIII: Effect of body temperature on the convulsant activity of pentylenetetrazol in rats.

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body temperature on the pharmacodynamics (convulsant activity) of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ). Rats received an iv infusion of PTZ until the onset of maximal seizures, at which time samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), brain, and blood

Neuropeptide Y protects retinal neural cells against cell death induced by ecstasy.

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Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA) has potent CNS stimulant effects. Besides the acute effects of MDMA, such as psychomotor activation, euphoria, decreased appetite, and hyperthermia, long-term damage of dopaminergic and serotonergic nerve terminals in multiple brain areas have also

Psychostimulants and brain dysfunction: a review of the relevant neurotoxic effects.

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Psychostimulants abuse is a major public concern because is associated with serious health complications, including devastating consequences on the central nervous system (CNS). The neurotoxic effects of these drugs have been extensively studied. Nevertheless, numerous questions and uncertainties

The clinical toxicology of metamfetamine.

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BACKGROUND Metamfetamine is a highly addictive amfetamine analog that acts primarily as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. The escalating abuse of this drug in recent years has lead to an increasing burden upon health care providers. An understanding of the drug's toxic effects and their

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