title: Toxic confusional state presenting as mental illness.
abstract: A 44-year-old man was arrested under section 136 Mental Health Act 1983 after behaving strangely outside a club. When assessed he appeared to be suffering from a toxic confusional state. On admission to hospital his salicylate levels were found to be high. The confusion proved to be caused by an aspirin overdose.
authors.affiliation: Police Surgeon, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Torbay, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moore