Case Report

Status Epilepticus Associated with Ecstasy

10.14744/epilepsi.2016.60565

  • Oğuzhan ÖZ
  • Ahmet ÇETİZ
  • Serdar TAŞDEMİR
  • Hakan AKGÜN
  • Muammer KORKMAZ
  • Salim Kemal TUNCER
  • Mehmet YÜCEL
  • Şeref DEMİRKAYA

Received Date: 11.01.2016 Accepted Date: 03.11.2016 Arch Epilepsy 2017;23(1):31-34

Status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening emergency condition. In addition to well-known etiological factors, many rare causative factors have also been defined. Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) is an amphetamine derivative known to cause SE. Presently described is a case of recurrent SE in which ecstasy was an etiological factor.

Keywords: Ecstasy, epilepsy, status epilepticus