Severe delirium of uncertain origin in a german psychiatric unit - caused by gamma-butyrolactone withdrawal

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 200-201

  Hohl Radke, Felix ^a   Voss M ^a   Staedt, J ^a  

^a Vivantes Klinikum Spandau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CREATINE KINASE; DIAZEPAM; ENOXAPARIN; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HALOPERIDOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DISORIENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DYSPHORIA; GERMANY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RESTLESSNESS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ADULT; DELIRIUM; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SOLVENTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 54749109482     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078746     Document Type: Article

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