Effect of ecstasy on cerebral blood flow: a co-registered SPECT and MRI study

L Chang, CS Grob, T Ernst, L Itti, FS Mishkin… - Psychiatry Research …, 2000 - Elsevier

Author(s): Linda Chang , thomas ernst , Laurent Itti

Focus: MDMA

Abstract:

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), an illicit recreational drug, damages serotonergic nerve endings. Since the cerebrovasculature is regulated partly by the serotonergic system, MDMA may affect cerebral blood flow (CBF) in humans. We evaluated …