在用非海洛因阿片类药物"追逐龙"后,有毒白血脑病
Aayushi Agarwal1, Megan Evans1, Raja Mogallapu1
1Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Martinsburg, USA.
Cureus
|January 8, 2024
概括
吸入阿片类药物或"追逐龙"可能会导致有毒脑白内障 (TLE),这是大脑白质障碍. 这一案例突显了在使用非传统阿片类药物的患者中存在TLE的怀疑,即使没有使用海洛因或严重的运动缺陷.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 在美国,阿片类药物的使用正在增加,与吸入 ("追逐龙") 等非传统使用方法的增加.
- 吸入阿片类药物与有毒白细胞脑病 (TLE) 相关,这是一种白质大脑疾病.
- 与阿片类药物相关的传统TLE病例主要涉及海洛因,并存在显著的运动缺陷.
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