Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Aug 2003
Social deprivation and adult head injury: a national study.
To establish the association between measures of social deprivation, mechanisms of injury, patterns of care, and outcome following closed head injury. ⋯ Residing in a more deprived area is not associated with increased mortality from head injury among adults in Scotland. It is associated with different patterns of injury and a different process of care following presentation to hospital.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Aug 2003
Increased visual cortical excitability in ecstasy users: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study.
To test the presence of abnormalities of visual cortical excitability in people using ecstasy as a recreational drug. ⋯ The use of ecstasy as a recreational drug is associated with an increased excitability of the visual cortex, possibly linked with massive serotonin release, followed by serotonin depletion, in this cortical area.