PMID- 20735886 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110405 LR - 20211020 IS - 1469-7661 (Electronic) IS - 1355-6177 (Print) IS - 1355-6177 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 6 DP - 2010 Nov TI - Preliminary evidence of motor impairment among polysubstance 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine users with intact neuropsychological functioning. PG - 1047-55 LID - 10.1017/S1355617710000846 [doi] AB - Neuropsychological disturbances have been reported in association with use of the recreational drug "ecstasy," or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), but findings have been inconsistent. We performed comprehensive neuropsychological testing examining seven ability domains in 21 MDMA users (MDMA+) and 21 matched control participants (MDMA-). Among MDMA+ participants, median [interquartile range] lifetime MDMA use was 186 [111, 516] doses, with 120 [35-365] days of abstinence. There were no significant group differences in neuropsychological performance, with the exception of the motor speed/dexterity domain in which 43% of MDMA+ were impaired compared with 5% of MDMA- participants (p = .004). Motor impairment differences were not explained by use of other substances and were unrelated to length of abstinence or lifetime number of MDMA doses. Findings provide limited evidence for neuropsychological differences between MDMA+ and MDMA- participants with the exception of motor impairments observed in the MDMA+ group. However, replication of this finding in a larger sample is warranted. FAU - Bousman, Chad A AU - Bousman CA AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. FAU - Cherner, Mariana AU - Cherner M FAU - Emory, Kristen T AU - Emory KT FAU - Barron, Daniel AU - Barron D FAU - Grebenstein, Patricia AU - Grebenstein P FAU - Atkinson, J Hampton AU - Atkinson JH FAU - Heaton, Robert K AU - Heaton RK FAU - Grant, Igor AU - Grant I CN - HNRC Group LA - eng GR - R03 MH064903/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 MH062512/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 DA012065/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - P01-DA12065/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30-MH62512/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R03-MH64903/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20100825 PL - England TA - J Int Neuropsychol Soc JT - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS JID - 9503760 RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Amphetamine-Related Disorders/*complications/epidemiology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Movement Disorders/epidemiology/*etiology MH - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*adverse effects MH - *Neuropsychological Tests MH - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/complications MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC3737074 MID - NIHMS492007 FIR - Grant, Igor IR - Grant I FIR - Hampton Atkinson, J IR - Hampton Atkinson J FIR - Ellis, Ronald J IR - Ellis RJ FIR - McCutchan, J Allen IR - McCutchan JA FIR - Marcotte, Thomas D IR - Marcotte TD FIR - Sherman, Melanie IR - Sherman M FIR - Hale, Braden R IR - Hale BR FIR - Letendre, Scott IR - Letendre S FIR - Capparelli, Edmund IR - Capparelli E FIR - Schrier, Rachel IR - Schrier R FIR - Marquie-Beck, Jennifer IR - Marquie-Beck J FIR - Alexander, Terry IR - Alexander T FIR - Heaton, Robert K IR - Heaton RK FIR - Cherner, Mariana IR - Cherner M FIR - Woods, Steven Paul IR - Woods SP FIR - Moore, David J IR - Moore DJ FIR - Dawson, Matthew IR - Dawson M FIR - Franklin, Donald IR - Franklin D FIR - Jernigan, Terry IR - Jernigan T FIR - Fennema-Notestine, Christine IR - Fennema-Notestine C FIR - Archibald, Sarah L IR - Archibald SL FIR - Hesselink, John IR - Hesselink J FIR - Annese, Jacopo IR - Annese J FIR - Taylor, Michael J IR - Taylor MJ FIR - Masliah, Eliezer IR - Masliah E FIR - Everall, Ian IR - Everall I FIR - Achim, Cristian IR - Achim C FIR - Richman, Douglas IR - Richman D FIR - Smith, David M IR - Smith DM FIR - Everall, Ian IR - Everall I FIR - Lipton, Stuart IR - Lipton S FIR - von Jaeger, Rodney IR - von Jaeger R FIR - Gamst, Anthony C IR - Gamst AC FIR - Masys, Daniel R IR - Masys DR FIR - Abramson, Ian IR - Abramson I FIR - Vaida, Florin IR - Vaida F FIR - Ake, Christopher IR - Ake C EDAT- 2010/08/26 06:00 MHDA- 2011/04/06 06:00 PMCR- 2013/08/07 CRDT- 2010/08/26 06:00 PHST- 2010/08/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/08/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/04/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/08/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1355617710000846 [pii] AID - 10.1017/S1355617710000846 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2010 Nov;16(6):1047-55. doi: 10.1017/S1355617710000846. Epub 2010 Aug 25.