Adrenocortical suppression presenting with agitated depression, morbid jealousy, and a dementia-like state.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 66-year-old woman showed profound neuropsychiatric disturbance after withdrawal from prolonged corticosteroid treatment. Reintroduction of an alternative corticosteroid, at low dose, produced a return to premorbid mental state.
Medical subject headings
- Akathisia, Drug-Induced
- Dementia
- Depressive Disorder
- Jealousy
- Prednisone
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
- Substance-Related Disorders