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(A) Head computed tomographic scan of a young woman who experienced ecstasy-induced syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) shows.

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1 (A) Head computed tomographic scan of a young woman who experienced ecstasy-induced syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) shows effacement of the brain with disappearance of gyri and sulci as well as slit ventricles. Her serum sodium was 119 mmol/L. She had taken the drug at a party the previous evening and was brought to the emergency department by college roommates, who noticed her to be delirious the following morning. (B) Ecstasy tablets seized in New York City. (Photo contributor: Robert J. Hoffman, MD.) Source: Chapter 17. Toxicology, Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2e Citation: Shah BR, Lucchesi M, Amodio J, Silverberg M. Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2e; 2013 Available at: Accessed: October 13, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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