Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy: a case report
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Ecstasy: 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
The crystal structure of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [systematic name: N-methyl-1-[3,4-(methylenedioxy) phenyl]-2-aminopropane] hydrochloride, C11H15NO2.HCl, also known as 'ecstasy' or MDMA, has been determined by X-ray diffraction.
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2475-0573,2475-0581
DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2017.1407562