title: A 16-Year-old Boy with Combined Volatile and Alcohol Dependence: A Case Report.
abstract: Substance abuse has been defined as the use of chemical substances for non medical purposes in order to achieve alterations in psychological functioning. The substances commonly abused in India include nicotine, alcohol, cannabis and opioids. However, the use of solvents and propellants is also on the rise as these are inexpensive, legally available household, industrial, office and automobile products; which are more commonly available to children and adolescents. We hereby describe a 16-year-old boy with combined volatile and alcohol abuse; who presented with increasing ataxia, visual and hearing disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Graduate, Department of Psychiatry, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Soumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis .
authors.forename: Raghu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Graduate, Department of Psychiatry, SSR Medical College , Mauritius .
authors.forename: Arshdeep
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Pediatrics, St John Providence Children's Hospital Detroit , Michigan United States .
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
keywords: Alcohol abuse; Diffuse cerebral and cerebellar atrophy; Polychloroprene solvent; Sensorineural hearing loss