A patient with Tramadol dependence and predictable provoked epileptic seizures

Tramadol is an atypical, centrally acting synthetic analgesic with propensity for provoked seizures as well as abuse potential. The index case of Tramadol dependence discussed in this case report developed multiple epileptic seizures with high doses of Tramadol, used as a sexual enhancer by him, and...

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Autores principales: Nebhinani, Naresh, Singh, Shubh M., Gupta, Gourav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082254
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.117153
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author Nebhinani, Naresh
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description Tramadol is an atypical, centrally acting synthetic analgesic with propensity for provoked seizures as well as abuse potential. The index case of Tramadol dependence discussed in this case report developed multiple epileptic seizures with high doses of Tramadol, used as a sexual enhancer by him, and later he learned to prevent the seizures by self-medicating with Alprazolam. The authors further emphasize on the regulation of Tramadol prescription.
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spelling pubmed-37773552013-09-30 A patient with Tramadol dependence and predictable provoked epileptic seizures Nebhinani, Naresh Singh, Shubh M. Gupta, Gourav Indian J Psychiatry Case Report Tramadol is an atypical, centrally acting synthetic analgesic with propensity for provoked seizures as well as abuse potential. The index case of Tramadol dependence discussed in this case report developed multiple epileptic seizures with high doses of Tramadol, used as a sexual enhancer by him, and later he learned to prevent the seizures by self-medicating with Alprazolam. The authors further emphasize on the regulation of Tramadol prescription. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3777355/ /pubmed/24082254 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.117153 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychiatry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short A patient with Tramadol dependence and predictable provoked epileptic seizures
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777355/
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