Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness

Suicidal behavior is a common psychiatric emergency and is associated with psychiatric illness and history of prior suicide attempts. Neuropsychiatric manifestations related to theophylline toxicity are well described in literature. We report a case of theophylline toxicity manifesting as suicidal i...

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Main Authors: Sumit Kapoor, Jyotsana Thakkar, Vikas Aggarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-04-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X15583208
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description Suicidal behavior is a common psychiatric emergency and is associated with psychiatric illness and history of prior suicide attempts. Neuropsychiatric manifestations related to theophylline toxicity are well described in literature. We report a case of theophylline toxicity manifesting as suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness.
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spelling doaj.art-1d0e7719af714d8bb9f2064c2d9a2bf82022-12-21T23:58:27ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2015-04-01310.1177/2050313X1558320810.1177_2050313X15583208Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illnessSumit Kapoor0Jyotsana Thakkar1Vikas Aggarwal2Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USADivision of Nephrology, North Shore LIJ Hospital, Long Island, NY, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USASuicidal behavior is a common psychiatric emergency and is associated with psychiatric illness and history of prior suicide attempts. Neuropsychiatric manifestations related to theophylline toxicity are well described in literature. We report a case of theophylline toxicity manifesting as suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X15583208
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Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness
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title Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness
title_full Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness
title_fullStr Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness
title_full_unstemmed Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness
title_short Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness
title_sort theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness
url https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X15583208
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