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A Case Report on Varenicline Induced Delirium in an Alcohol and Nicotine Dependent Patient

Varenicline is a smoking cessation agent. Varenicline acts as a partial agonist of α(4)β(2) neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and prevents nicotine binding to the same. It also causes dopamine (DA) stimulation that decreases craving and symptoms of dependence. A 40-year-old male diagnosed wi...

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Autores principales: Narayan, A. Lakshmi, Virupaksha, H. S., Thejaswi, G., Saraswathy, G. R., Madhavan, V., Thyloth, Murali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664090
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.162926