Chronic baclofen abuse and withdrawal delirium

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-87

  Nasti, Julian J ^a   Brakoulias, Vlasios ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAZEPAM; METHYLPHENIDATE; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE;

CHRONIC BACLOFEN ABUSE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MANIA; MEDICAL HISTORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RESTLESSNESS; TREATMENT DURATION; WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

BACLOFEN; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 78650675418     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.524622     Document Type: Letter

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