Short-Term Use of Baclofen Leading to Delirium in a Patient With End Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis

Baclofen, a muscle relaxant is primarily excreted by the kidneys. We present the case of a 60-year-old male who developed acute delirium, visual hallucinations, and behavioral changes after he took a friend’s prescription of baclofen for pain relief. There was immediate improvement after dialysis, a...

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Autores principales: Riaz, Muhammad Faisal, Andrabi, Suhaib A, Weerasinghe, Anya, Handoo, Maryam, Jain, Sudhanshu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32953296
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9778

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32953296
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9778

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