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Acute fatal posthypoxic leukoencephalopathy following benzodiazepine overdose: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Among the rare neurological complications of substances of abuse is the selective cerebral white matter injury (leukoencephalopathy). Of which, the syndrome of delayed post hypoxic encephalopathy (DPHL) that follows an acute drug overdose, in addition to “chasing the dragon” toxicity whi...

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Autores principales: Aljarallah, Salman, Al-Hussain, Fawaz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4418099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25925073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0320-6