Case Reports
A patient with heroin withdrawal presenting with new onset seizures; a case report
Authors:
Duminda Bandara Basnayake ,
Teaching Hospital Kandy, LK
Thamara Kannangara,
Teaching Hospital Kandy, LK
Rasangika Wickramasinghe,
Teaching Hospital Kandy, LK
Nadeeka Wijesena
Teaching Hospital Kandy, LK
Abstract
Heroin addiction needs to be considered as a chronic medical illness with serious health burden and psychosocial problem worldwide. Heroin withdrawal may manifest with a variety of clinical features ranging from simple nausea, vomiting and cramps to complications such as seizures, collapse and coma. We report a 38 year old previously healthy man who was a heroin addict for fifteen years, presented with recurrent episodes of seizure attacks following heroin withdrawal. He did not require long term anticonvulsant treatment for seizure control.
How to Cite:
Basnayake, D.B., Kannangara, T., Wickramasinghe, R. and Wijesena, N., 2018. A patient with heroin withdrawal presenting with new onset seizures; a case report. Anuradhapura Medical Journal, 11(1), pp.16–18. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/amj.v11i1.7619
Published on
04 Sep 2018.
Peer Reviewed
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