ACUTE-PSYCHOSIS FOLLOWING INTRAVENOUS ABUSE OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
SULLIVAN G
Citation
G. Sullivan, ACUTE-PSYCHOSIS FOLLOWING INTRAVENOUS ABUSE OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - A CASE-REPORT, J PSYCHOPH, 10(4), 1996, pp. 324-325
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ISSN journal
02698811 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
324 - 325
Database
ISI
SICI code
0269-8811(1996)10:4<324:AFIAOP>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A case is reported of acute psychosis, including florid visual and tac tile hallucinations, in an 18-year-old male after intravenous misuse o f 60 mg of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. The literature is reviewed f or other cases of psychosis following pseudoephedrine use.