Review article
Neurologic and psychiatric disorders due to acute poisoning with drugs and other poisonous chemicals
J. Vesel
; Neuropsihijatrijska klinika, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd, Srbija
N. Rosić
; Neuropsihijatrijska klinika, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd, Srbija
Abstract
Neurologic and psychiatric disorders due to acute poisoning with drugs and other poisonous chemicals. The authors give account of the most frequent neurologic and psychiatric disorders caused by acute poisoning with drugs and other poisonous chemicals. An increase in the number of acute intoxications is associated with the growing number of various psychotropic drugs available on the market and with the increasing quantity of drugs used. Problems relating to excessive use of and addiction to these drugs are also dealt with. Basic neurologic and psychiatric syndromes appearing in the course of acute poisoning with psychotropic drugs are discussed with particular reference to impairment of consciousness which varies from simple confusion to coma. Stress is laid on difficulties which comatose states present in the differential diagnosis of acute intoxications.
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158593
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Publication date:
7.5.1982.
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