Withdrawal Acute Psychosis After Corticosteroid Discontinuation

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-119

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a   Villari, Patrizia ^a   Intravaia, Giuseppe ^a  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; MIDAZOLAM;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADULT; AGITATION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EUPHORIA; FEVER; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MYELOMA; SPINAL PAIN;

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 34447627314     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.03.005     Document Type: Letter

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