Drug overdose in a young man: a not-so-happy face.
Patients who are found comatose and remain in this state are a diagnostic challenge for neurologists and emergency room (ER) physicians. In this case, a drug addict, who was found comatose, had to be intubated when he arrived in the ER. Diagnostic strategies focus on using neuroimaging to establish the cause, especially when characteristic abnormalities appear. Therapeutic options also are discussed.
Wijdicks
Eelco F M
EF
Department of Neurology, Division of Critical Care Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000506:poisoning*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000506:poisoning*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D001569:Benzodiazepines