Conference paper
UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF A PATIENT WITH GBL WITHDRAWL: A CASE REPORT
Gursharan Lal Kashyap
; South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust Calnwood Court Luton Bedfordshire, UK SUMMARY
Ashok G. Patel
; South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust Calnwood Court Luton Bedfordshire, UK SUMMARY
Abstract
GBL (gamma-butyro-lactone) is converted to Gamma hydroxyl butyrate (GHB) in the body. GBL and GHB are available in
liquid form and powder form. Once categorised under “legal highs”, these two are not associated with any dependence or
withdrawal in animal studies. But there are case reports indicating their high dependence potential in humans. We here present a
case of a 29 year old who came to the attention of psychiatric services with very bizarre presentation and needed a host of
investigations and expert views from various medical disciplines. He was treated mainly symptomatically followed by a sudden
dramatic recovery on the 11th day after presentation. GBL is getting popular as a recreational drug and its withdrawal should be
seriously considered in the list of medical causes leading to Delirium.
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264653
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Publication date:
1.9.2011.
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