Repeated delirium from homatropine eye-drops. A case report.
The administration of homatropine eye-drops precipitated several episodes of delirium in a 69-year-old woman. The unusual susceptibility of this patient to the central anticholinergic effect of homatropine is perhaps related to a preexisting mild cognitive defect possibly related to a cholinergic neurotransmitter deficit.
D000368:Aged; D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014326:Tropanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D014326:Tropanes; C100236:homatropine