A patient with mexiletine-related psychosis
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Mexiletine is a commonly used Class IB (Vaughan William classification) antiarrhythmic drug. We report a case of mexiletine-induced psychosis that was successfully managed by decreasing the dose and using alternative medications for management of ventricular tachycardia.
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دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011