NR AMCF
AU von Bose,M.J.; Zaudig,M.
TI Encephalopathy resembling Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following oral, prescribed doses of bismuth nitrate
QU British Journal of Psychiatry 1991 Feb; 158: 278-80
PT journal article
AB A patient given bismuth nitrate in the recommended dose range over 16 months developed panic attacks and a major depressive syndrome and, after 15 months, a myoclonic encephalopathy resembling Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. He recovered four months after bismuth had been discontinued. Bismuth preparations are becoming popular in the treatment of gastritis; close attention to neurological and psychiatric symptoms seems mandatory.
MH Administration, Oral; Aged; Anxiety Disorders/chemically induced; Bismuth/administration & dosage/*adverse effects; Case Report; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/chemically induced/*diagnosis; Depressive Disorder/chemically induced; Diagnosis, Differential; Human; Male; Panic; Substance-Related Disorders/diagnosis/*etiology
AD Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, München, Germany.
SP englisch
PO England