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Anti-inflammatory agents
Indomethacin: delirium, depression, hallucinations
NSAIDs: depression, anxiety, confusion
Phenylbutazone: anxiety, agitation
Antitubercular agents
Cycloserine: insomnia, delirium, paranoia, depression
Isoniazid: agitation, hallucinations, depression, euphoria, transient
memory impairment
Ethambutol: headache, confusion, hallucinations
Rifampin: drowsiness, fatigue, anorexia
Chemotherapy agents
AZT: headache, restlessness, insomnia, nightmares, agitation
Bleomycin: anorexia
Interferon-: depression, weakness
Methotrexate: fatigue
Procarbazine: mania, anorexia, confusion
Vinblastine: depression, anorexia, psychosis
Vincristine: hallucinations, weakness
Diuretics
Weakness, apathy, confusion, delirium
Dopaminergics
Dopamine antagonists cause motor symptoms including dyskinesias,
dystonias, akinesia, akathisia, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome
(see Chapter 12). Dopamine agonists can cause confusion, paranoia,
hallucinations, depression, and anxiety.
Dopamine agonists including amantadine, carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet)
and L-dopa
Dopamine antagonists
Metoclopramide
Neuroleptics
Sedatives and Narcotics
Withdrawal can produce delirium, agitation, or confusion, accompanied
by tachycardia, fever, mydriasis, sweating, and tremors. Sedatives
also cause disinhibition.
Alcohol
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
Narcotics
Serotonergic Agents
These drugs (SSRIs, tricyclic antidepressants, venlafaxine, nefazodone,
trazodone, buspirone, lithium, defenfluramine, MAOIs) alone or in
combination can result in serotonin syndrome (see Chapter 7).
Steroids
Anabolic steroids: aggression, paranoia, mood disorders
Corticosteroids: mood change, mania, agitation
Oral contraceptives: depression, anxiety, somnolence
Stimulants
Stimulants can cause anxiety, agitation, paranoid psychosis, insomnia,
confusion. Withdrawal can cause severe depression.
Amphetamine
Caffeine
Cocaine
Methylphenidate
Theophylline
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Electrical causes
Complex partial seizures
Peri-ictal states (depression, hallucinations)
Post-ictal states (depression, dissociation, or disinhibition)
Temporal lobe status epilepticus
Neoplastic causes
Carcinoid syndrome
Carcinoma of the pancreas
Metastatic brain tumors
Primary brain tumors
Remotes effects of carcinoma
Drug and Medication causes
See Box 3-1
Arterial causes
Arteriovenous malformations
Hypertensive lacunar state
Inflammation (cranial arteritis, lupus)
Migraine
Multi-infarct states
Subarachnoid bleeds
Subclavian steal syndrome
Thromboembolic phenomena
Transient ischemic attacks
Mechanical causes
Concussion
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Subdural or epidural hematoma
Trauma
Infectious causes
Abscesses
AIDS
Hepatitis
Meningoencephalitis (including tuberculosis, fungal, herpes)
Multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Syphilis
Nutritional causes
Folate deficiency
Niacin (vitamin B3 deficiency)
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6 deficiency)
Thiamine (vitamin B1 deficiency)
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Degenerative and Neurologic causes
Aging
Alzheimers disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Heavy metal toxicity
Huntingtons disease
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinsons disease
Picks disease
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Systematic evaluation
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Electroencephalogram
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Lumbar Puncture
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Toxicology Screens
Thyroid Tests
Because hypothyroidism can be manifested as depression and
hyperthyroidism as anxiety, screening is often indicated.
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Creatine Kinase
Creatine Kinase (CK), an enzyme whose levels are elevated because
of muscle damage, is relevant to psychiatry in the following
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Electrolytes
Electrolytes are relevant in psychiatry in the following situations:
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Porphyrins
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Copper
Wilsons disease is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that
results in abnormal accumulation of copper, leading to hepatic
cirrhosis, degeneration of the basal ganglia, neuropsychiatric
symptoms, and hemolytic anemia.
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Pregnancy Test
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Folate
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