Date of Presentation
5-2-2024 12:00 AM
College
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
We report a case of a 45-year-old female who presented with intentional Baclofen overdose. The patient was lethargic and then quickly unresponsive and hypotensive, intubated by EMS in the field. By the time the patient was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the patient was clinically brain dead. After several days of supportive care, patient slowly, and miraculously, regained full neurologic functioning and was admitted to the Psychiatric Unit.
Keywords
Baclofen, Drug Overdose, Neurologic Manifestations
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neurology | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Pharmaceutical Preparations | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Diagnosis Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Neurology Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Pharmaceutical Preparations Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
Back From Baclofen: A Case Report of Baclofen Overdose
We report a case of a 45-year-old female who presented with intentional Baclofen overdose. The patient was lethargic and then quickly unresponsive and hypotensive, intubated by EMS in the field. By the time the patient was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the patient was clinically brain dead. After several days of supportive care, patient slowly, and miraculously, regained full neurologic functioning and was admitted to the Psychiatric Unit.