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The following is a list of medications associated with DIAM. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) [1] Biologic drugs such as intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). [1] Antibiotics such as sulfonamides, isoniazid, ciprofloxacin, penicillin [2] Antiepileptic drugs such as Carbamazepine and Lamotrigine [2] Phenazopyridine [2]
This is a list of drugs and substances that are known or suspected to cause Stevens–Johnson syndrome This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Chemotherapy medication, for example, fludarabine can cause a permanent severe global encephalopathy. [5] Ifosfamide can cause a severe encephalopathy (but it can be reversible with stopping use of the drug and starting the use of methylene blue). [5] Bevacizumab and other anti–vascular endothelial growth factor medication can cause posterior ...
Following is a list of antipsychotics, sorted by class. Antipsychotics. Antipsychotics by class Generic name Brand names Chemical class ATC code
The diagnosis is suggested on patients with a history of drug exposure to the most common inducing agents such as strong antidopaminergic medications. [ 6 ] [ 40 ] The differential diagnosis includes serotonin syndrome , [ 41 ] encephalitis , toxic encephalopathy , status epilepticus , heat stroke , catatonia and malignant hyperthermia .
Toxic leukoencephalopathy is a rare condition that is characterized by progressive damage (-pathy) to white matter (-leuko-) in the brain (-encephalo-), particularly myelin, due to causes such as exposure to substance use, environmental toxins, or chemotherapeutic drugs. The prevalence of this disease is infrequent and often goes unreported ...
The medication, along with methadone treatment and needle exchange initiatives, also helped cut in half the HIV rate among intravenous drug users. By 2004, almost all of Australia’s heroin addicts in treatment were on methadone or buprenorphine, and the country had reduced its overdose deaths.
Hypertensive encephalopathy is most commonly encountered in young and middle-aged people who have hypertension. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Overall, the condition is rare even among people with hypertension. Studies report that from 0.5 to 15% of people with malignant hypertension develop hypertensive encephalopathy.