Disulfiram-induced seizures with convulsions in a young male patient: A case study

Disulfiram is the aversive therapeutic agent which has been used to treat alcohol dependence more than 50 years. It causes the complications like neurological toxicity, postural hypotension, circulatory collapse, mental confusion, etc. The aim of our study was to report a rare case of disulfiram-ind...

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Autores principales: Vrishabhendraiah, Santosh Shanbhog, Gopal Das, C.M., Jagadeesh, M Kasi, Mruthyunjaya, N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26600588
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.166625
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Sumario:Disulfiram is the aversive therapeutic agent which has been used to treat alcohol dependence more than 50 years. It causes the complications like neurological toxicity, postural hypotension, circulatory collapse, mental confusion, etc. The aim of our study was to report a rare case of disulfiram-induced seizures in a patient of alcohol dependence syndrome. This case study is about a 35-year-old male patient who had one episode of seizures during treatment with disulfiram.

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