Open AccessEcstasy-induced thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Author(s) -
Lisa J. Forrest,
Julia Platts
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2280
Subject(s) - carbimazole , ecstasy , medicine , thyrotoxic periodic paralysis , periodic paralysis , paralysis , pediatrics , neurology , sleep paralysis , anesthesia , graves' disease , psychiatry , disease , narcolepsy , cataplexy
A 21-year-old Caucasian man had recurrent hospital admissions for thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP). He was poorly compliant with carbimazole treatment and admitted to recreational ecstasy use the night prior to each admission. This is the first time that ecstasy has been identified as a precipitant of TPP.
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