More about Parkinsonism after Taking Ecstasy
- 28 October 1999
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 341 (18) , 1400-1401
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199910283411815
Abstract
I am the 29-year-old patient who was discussed in the letter “Parkinsonism after Taking Ecstasy” (May 6 issue).1 I believe it is important to clear up some incorrect statements made by the doctors who wrote the letter.Keywords
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