Fatalities after taking ibogaine in addiction treatment could be related to sudden cardiac death caused by autonomic dysfunction

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 960-964

  Maas, U ^a   Strubelt, S ^a  

^a Scientific African Society   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBOGAINE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; FEAR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; IBOGAINE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

GABONIA;

EID: 33745939154     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.02.050     Document Type: Article

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