Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature
Haloperidol is a typical antipsychotic drug. This drug is still widely used in emergency medicine, psychiatry, and general medicine departments. It is mostly used for acute confusional state, psychotic disorders, agitation, delirium, and aggressive behaviour. Overdose of haloperidol can cause sudden...
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| author | Parvez Mohi-Ud-Din Dar Supreet Kaur Jogendra Boddeda Sajid Mohammad Wani |
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| description | Haloperidol is a typical antipsychotic drug. This drug is still widely used in emergency medicine, psychiatry, and general medicine departments. It is mostly used for acute confusional state, psychotic disorders, agitation, delirium, and aggressive behaviour. Overdose of haloperidol can cause sudden deaths. Cardiopulmonary arrest related to use of haloperidol had been reported in literature as case reports but are very few. No such cases have been reported in India till now. We report a case of cardiac arrest due to the use of haloperidol. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8977c051a014b9aa4bc198062e7873f2025-02-03T01:27:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382020-01-01202010.1155/2020/18367161836716Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of LiteratureParvez Mohi-Ud-Din Dar0Supreet Kaur1Jogendra Boddeda2Sajid Mohammad Wani3Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, IndiaDivision of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, IndiaDivision of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, IndiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190011, IndiaHaloperidol is a typical antipsychotic drug. This drug is still widely used in emergency medicine, psychiatry, and general medicine departments. It is mostly used for acute confusional state, psychotic disorders, agitation, delirium, and aggressive behaviour. Overdose of haloperidol can cause sudden deaths. Cardiopulmonary arrest related to use of haloperidol had been reported in literature as case reports but are very few. No such cases have been reported in India till now. We report a case of cardiac arrest due to the use of haloperidol.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1836716 |
| spellingShingle | Parvez Mohi-Ud-Din Dar Supreet Kaur Jogendra Boddeda Sajid Mohammad Wani Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | haloperidol induced sudden cardiac arrest report of a very rare case and review of literature |
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