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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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 |
spellingShingle | Sumit Kapoor Jyotsana Thakkar Vikas Aggarwal Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
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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