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A Steroid Stupor in a Surgical Ward

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. Doherty ,
I. Garstin ,
R. J. McClelland ,
B. J. Rowlands  and
B. J. Collins
M. Doherty*
Affiliation:
The Queen's University of Belfast
I. Garstin
Affiliation:
The Queen's University of Belfast
R. J. McClelland
Affiliation:
The Queen's University of Belfast
B. J. Rowlands
Affiliation:
The Queen's University of Belfast
B. J. Collins
Affiliation:
The Queen's University of Belfast
*
∗Department of Mental Health, Whitla Medical Building, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL
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Abstract

In the development and management of a steroid-induced stupor, in a 17–year-old man, the dose and route of administration of steroid medication were felt to be important aetioiogical factors. A co-ordinated plan of management involving the physician, surgeon and psychiatrist is needed in such cases.

British Journal of Psychiatry (1991), 158, 125–127

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 125 - 127
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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