TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Neuroinfection or suicide attempt? Difficult diagnosis if lack of anamnesis
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse
A1  - Rybojad, Beata
A1  - Lukasiewicz, Agata
SP  - 455
EP  - 457
VL  - 25
IS  - 5
N2  - Neuroinfection often begins with nonspecific symptoms followed by respiratory and circulatory systems failure, seizures, and loss of consciousness. On the other hand, central nervous system depression may be caused by overdose of medications and without pre-hospital history it may be difficult to diagnose appropriately. We report on a case of a teenager who attempted suicide with an overdose of olanzapine. She ingested 150 mg, which caused neuroinfection-like symptoms. She was treated with an initial diagnosis of encephalitis. Dynamically changing clinical status finally guided attending physicians to a suspicion of a suicide attempt. Based on this case we stress that a clear history of suicidal overdose ingestion is important for quick and appropriate treatment.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1067-828X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2015.1081116
ID  - ref1
ER  -