PMID: 16622400Apr 20, 2006Paper

Drug overdose in a young man: a not-so-happy face

Reviews in Neurological Diseases
Eelco F M Wijdicks

Abstract

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.

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