A case of ciprofloxacin-induced acute polymorphic psychosis with a distinct deficit of the executive functions
Grimm, Dr. Oliver and Alm, Dr. Barbara (2005)

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Abstract
We present the case of a 45-year-old female patient who developed an acute polymorphic psychosis after treatment with the antibiotic ciprofloxacin. The patient showed a distinct neuropsychological deficit of the executive function. Comparing the psychopharmacological features of ketamine and ciprofloxacine we hypothesize that ciprofloxacine leads to psychosis similar to a ketamine induced psychosis. Our case report is unique not only because fluorquinolone induced psychosis has a very low incidence, but although because we were the first in obtaining a detailed neuropsychological testing.

Keywords: ciprofloxacine induced psychosis, acute psychosis, neuropsychology ciprofloxacine
Subjects: Neuroscience > Neuropsychiatry
ID Code: 4187
Deposited By: Grimm, Dr. med. Oliver
Deposited On: 14 April 2005

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