Homicide and Associated Steroid Acute Psychosis: A Case Report
We report the case of an old man treated with methylprednisolone for chronic lymphoid leukemia. After two months of treatment, he declared an acute steroid psychosis and beat his wife to death. Steroids were stopped and the psychotic symptoms subsided, but his condition declined very quickly. The cl...
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Main Authors: | G. Airagnes, C. Rouge-Maillart, J.-B. Garre, B. Gohier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/564521 |
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