Title
Collapse, reported seizure-and an unexpected pill
RIS ID
62762
Abstract
In May, 2006, on a Bank Holiday weekend, an 18-year-old woman presented to an inner-city London emergency department. She had been at a nightclub with friends and purchased tablets, which she understood to be Ecstasy or amfetamines, from a dealer. After ingesting fi ve tablets, she collapsed in the nightclub and appeared to have a seizure lasting 10 min. On arrival in the emergency department, she was agitated and had dilated pupils (8 mm), sinus tachycardia (156 bpm), and a blood pressure of 150/51 mm Hg. Her score on the Glasgow coma scale was 15 and she was apyrexial (35·9°C). She had no signifi cant past medical history and was on no regular medication.
Publication Details
Wood, D. M., Dargan, P. I., Button, J., Holt, D. W., Ovaska, H., Ramsey, J. & Jones, A. (2007). Collapse, reported seizure-and an unexpected pill. Lancet, 369 (9571), 1490.