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

DOI

10.31986/issn.2689-0690_rdw.stratford_research_day.78_2024

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May 2nd, 12:00 AM

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.

 

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