| Title: |
Opioid Overdose With Parkinsonian Features |
| Authors: |
Paul Cohen; Jason B. Hack |
| Source: |
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 4 (2019) |
| Publisher Information: |
eScholarship Publishing, University of California, 2019. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid |
| Subject Terms: |
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid; RC86-88.9 |
| Description: |
A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department with confusion and Parkinsonian features after suspected heroin snorting. He had magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrating isolated symmetric bilateral globus pallidus (GP) restricted diffusion and edema consistent with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. In contrast to other anoxic/ischemic insults, where the GP is preferentially spared, autopsy reports on intravenous heroin users have found the GP to be specifically affected, often demonstrating symmetric bilateral lesions. Opioid toxicity should be considered in patients presenting with Parkinsonian features on examination or pallidal lesions on imaging, especially in younger adults where infarction is less common. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2474-252X |
| Relation: |
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4v04g7t4; https://doaj.org/toc/2474-252X |
| DOI: |
10.5811/cpcem.2019.7.43537 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/de30765aa73a4ea7941fdaaf739d2d2a |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.30765aa73a4ea7941fdaaf739d2d2a |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |