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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...
Autores principales: | Riaz, Muhammad Faisal, Andrabi, Suhaib A, Weerasinghe, Anya, Handoo, Maryam, Jain, Sudhanshu |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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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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