Acute Demyelination in a Person with Amphetamine Abuse
We report the case of a 31-year-old woman, admitted to the hospital for chest pain, dying a few days later from septic multiorgan failure, and showing at autopsy foci of acute demyelination in the occipital lobe. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of amphetamine in t...
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| description | We report the case of a 31-year-old woman, admitted to the hospital for chest pain, dying a few days later from septic multiorgan failure, and showing at autopsy foci of acute demyelination in the occipital lobe. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of amphetamine in the demyelinated area, which might be considered as the pathogenic agent, since other causes for demyelination could be excluded. This case represents the first report showing a demyelinating process due to a street drug. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e78951c942e4e218827111b293c560e2025-08-20T02:38:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/514613514613Acute Demyelination in a Person with Amphetamine AbuseSerge Weis0Hans Sachs1Andreas Büttner2Laboratory of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Neuropathology, State Neuropsychiatric Hospital Wagner-Jauregg, Wagner-Jauregg-Weg 15, 4020 Linz, AustriaInstitute of Legal Medicine, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, GermanyInstitute of Legal Medicine, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, GermanyWe report the case of a 31-year-old woman, admitted to the hospital for chest pain, dying a few days later from septic multiorgan failure, and showing at autopsy foci of acute demyelination in the occipital lobe. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of amphetamine in the demyelinated area, which might be considered as the pathogenic agent, since other causes for demyelination could be excluded. This case represents the first report showing a demyelinating process due to a street drug.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/514613 |
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| title | Acute Demyelination in a Person with Amphetamine Abuse |
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