"He's probably overdosed on something!".
A 16 year old boy presented with extreme violent behaviour requiring physical restraint. Acute drug intoxication was mooted as a probable cause of his condition. The case illustrates that the causes of altered consciousness and aggressive behaviour are many and varied and that life-threatening conditions need to be considered and excluded in cases of this nature.
Thomas
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Emergency Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland.
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014754:Violence