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Manganese Encephalopathy among Ephedron Abusers‐Case Reports
Author(s) -
JanochaLitwin Justyna,
Marianska Katarzyna,
Serafinska Sylwia,
Simon Krzysztof
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon.12173
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalopathy , posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome , manganese , central nervous system , pediatrics , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Ephedrone encephalopathy is referred to as a group of symptoms of manganese deposition within the central nervous system (CNS), resulting from the abuse of ephedrone (methcathinone), obtained in reaction using the excess amount of manganese‐containing oxidants. The diagnosis is based on the contrast‐enhanced head MRI findings characteristic for this syndrome, clinical manifestation and history of ephedrone use. The syndrome has been reported in recent years in young people from Eastern Europe and Russia with a history of ephedrone overuse. However, no report has ever been published on ephedrone encephalopathy in Polish patients.