Verbal memory deficits are correlated with prefrontal hypometabolism in (18)FDG PET of recreational MDMA users.

INTRODUCTION: 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy") is a recreational club drug with supposed neurotoxic effects selectively on the serotonin system. MDMA users consistently exhibit memory dysfunction but there is an ongoing debate if these deficits are induced mainly by alte...

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Main Authors: Oliver G Bosch, Michael Wagner, Frank Jessen, Kai-Uwe Kühn, Alexius Joe, Erich Seifritz, Wolfgang Maier, Hans-Jürgen Biersack, Boris B Quednow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3621736?pdf=render