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Mimicking a Psychiatric Disorder: Heroin-Induced Leukoencephalopathy
Toxic leukoencephalopathy is a rare cause of encephalopathy. We describe two cases of toxic leukoencephalopathy associated with opiate abuse where they were misdiagnosed and admitted to the psychiatric ward. In our case series, both patients presented with behavioral changes, restlessness, pressured...
Autores principales: | Al-Chalabi, Mustafa, Lateef, Sohaib, Gharaibeh, Khaled, Saraiya, Purvi, Ghannam, Malik |
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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/PMC7641477/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33163309 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10805 |
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