Amphetamine-induced toxic encephalopathy

In this case report, a 40-year-old woman presented with altered mentation, central facial palsy and hemiparesis. Acute CT scan showed several hypodense, rounded areas in both hemispheres. Urine toxicology tested positive for amphetamine. Subsequent cerebral MRI had hyperintense T2-weighted fluid-attenuated inverse recovery (FLAIR) lesions in both hemispheres, indicating demyelinating disease. A biopsy was made from one of the lesions. The final diagnosis was toxic encephalopathy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:184

Enthalten in:

Ugeskrift for laeger - 184(2022), 21 vom: 23. Mai

Sprache:

Dänisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bojsen, Jonas Asgaard [VerfasserIn]
Lunau, Line [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Nina Ttn [VerfasserIn]
Rasmussen, Benjamin Schnack Brandt [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Amphetamine
CK833KGX7E
Case Reports
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.06.2022

Date Revised 28.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341785784