[Clonidine hallucinations: description of a clinical case].
Authors report a case of hallucinations related to clonidine treatment in an elderly man with hypertension and renal failure. The symptoms appeared shortly after treatment is starting. The hallucinations disappeared after clonidine withdrawal. Implications for clinical practice are evocated.
Campanella
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C
Divisione di Medicina Generale, Azienda Ospedaliera RM H 6, Ospedali Riuniti di Anzio-Nettuno, Italia.
Salvini
S
S
Casaldi
S
S
Chiacchiararelli
F
F
Serra
A
A
Di Giacomo
G
G
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003000:Clonidine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D003000:Clonidine