Death after Combined Dexamphetamine and Phenelzine

Close - to - Death Experience after Trauma

تجربه نزدیک به مرگ، یکسری وقایع واضحی است که توسط افراد معدودی بعد از دوره ای از مرگ بالینی گزارش می گردد (بعضی از افراد این تجربیات را به دنبال جراحی، تولد بچه و خودکشی عنوان می نمایند. برخی از مؤلفین برآورد کرده اند که تقریبا ۴۰ درصد افرادی که بطور موفق احیاء شده اند و یا در موقعیتهای تهدید کننده زندگی قرار گرفته اند، تجربه نزدیک مرگ داشته اند. قربانیان اغلب بعضی از وقایع را در طول احیاء بیاد...

Monoaminergic dysfunction in recreational users of dexamphetamine

Preclinical studies suggest that dexamphetamine (dAMPH) can lead to monoaminergic neurotoxicity. This exploratory study aimed to investigate effects of recreational dAMPH use on the dopamine (DA) and noradrenaline (NA) systems in humans. To that purpose, eight male abstinent dAMPH (26.0 ± 4.0 years) users and 10 age- and IQ-matched male healthy control subjects (23.0 ± 3.8) underwent neuropsych...

Time of Death and Changes after Death

THE DEFINITION OF death is important to both the medical and legal professions. While it is true that for the clinician the demise of a patient signals the unfortunate end to the medical effort, the very determination of death may carry secondary therapeutic implications regarding transplantation of organs. Obviously, the occurrence of a death is the starting point in the professional involveme...

Combined Treatment With Dichloroacetic Acid and Pyruvate Reduces Hippocampal Neuronal Death After Transient Cerebral Ischemia

Transient cerebral ischemia (TCI) occurs when blood flow to the brain is ceased or dramatically reduced. TCI causes energy depletion and oxidative stress, which leads to neuronal death and cognitive impairment. Dichloroacetic acid (DCA) acts as an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK). Additionally, DCA is known to increase mitochondrial pyruvate uptake and promotes glucose oxidation...

Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of Phenelzine and Its Acid Salts