A case of nicotine withdrawal delirium.
Nicotine withdrawal is not a well recognized cause of delirium. A few published cases are on post-operative, terminally ill cancer or neuro-intensive care unit patients. Because of the high incidence of morbidity and mortality of delirium it is important to identify and treat delirium promptly and effectively. We report a case of delirium after sudden cessation of smoking in a heavy smoker, with schizophrenia, hospitalized for stabilization of psychiatric illness.
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Ram Jeevan
RJ
Bishnoi
Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Muhammad Rais
MR
Baig
Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Frederick William
FW
Brown
D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009538:Nicotine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices
D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D009538:Nicotine