[Disulfiram-induced delirium: a case report].
There are occasional reports from Europe and North America of disulfiram-linked psychosis. But there are rare reports from Japan, because disulfiram and cyanamide are used as antidipsotropic agent in clinical practice and the former is not administered so frequently as the latter in Japan. The authors described delirium in a patient who was a 50-year-old male alcoholic. He gradually showed memory impairment, disorientation, impaired judgment and delusion. One month prior to his delirium, disulfiram 200 mg/day was administered. The clinical symptoms of delirium and slowing of the EEG in the diffuse region resolved 20 days after discontinuation of disulfiram.
Iwashige
Tatsuya
T
Shiga Prefectural Mental Health Medical Center, 8-4-25 Kasayama, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0072, Japan.
Shibasaki
Morikazu
M
D000427:Alcohol Deterrents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004221:Disulfiram / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013695:Temperance
D000427:Alcohol Deterrents; D004221:Disulfiram