Neurological complications of psychiatric drugs: clinical features and management

Prescribed drugs and neurological complications.

Correspondence to: Dr Donald G Grosset, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK; d.grosset@ clinmed.gla.ac.uk _________________________ A treatment history is a fundamental part of the healthcare consultation. Current drugs (prescribed, over the counter, herbal remedies, drugs of misuse) and how they are taken (frequency, timing, missed and extra doses), drugs...

Psychiatric complications of medical drugs.

General drug toxicity has long been a concern of physicians. Recently, there has been increasing concern about the psychological side effects of drugs. This paper reviews the literature on psychological side effects of those drugs which have been most studied in recent years. It also includes a section reviewing the literature on miscellaneous drugs associated with psychological symptoms. This ...

Neurological and Psychiatric Sequelae of Developmental Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs

The neurons in the developing mammalian brain are susceptible to antiepileptic drug (AED) effects. It is known that later in life deficits in cognitive performance as well as psychiatric deficits can manifest after early AED exposure. The extent of these deficits will be addressed. This review will attempt to draw parallels between the existent animal models and human studies. Through analysis ...

An unusual case of anaemia with neurological and psychiatric features.

It is suggested that these questions involve a good deal of subjective thought. A survey of this type would require an experienced outside observer to spend at least one week with the doctor concerned. For the results to have meaning an adequate number of appropriately selected practices would have to be surveyed. In view of the importance of this subject, is it too much to ask that it should b...

Creating Value with Repurposed Drugs in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders