Opioid Overdose With Parkinsonian Features

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" Opioid Overdose With Parkinsonian Features "
Cohen, Paul; Hack, Jason B.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	928159
Doc. No	:	LA4v04g7t4
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Cohen, Paul; Hack, Jason B.
Title & Author	:	Opioid Overdose With Parkinsonian Features [Article]\ Cohen, Paul; Hack, Jason B.
Title of Periodical	:	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume/ Issue Number	:	3/4
Date	:	2019
Abstract	:	A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department with confusion and Parkinsonian features after suspected heroin snorting. He had magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrating isolated symmetric bilateral globus pallidus (GP) restricted diffusion and edema consistent with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. In contrast to other anoxic/ischemic insults, where the GP is preferentially spared, autopsy reports on intravenous heroin users have found the GP to be specifically affected, often demonstrating symmetric bilateral lesions. Opioid toxicity should be considered in patients presenting with Parkinsonian features on examination or pallidal lesions on imaging, especially in younger adults where infarction is less common.