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YOUNG STROKE - MANIFESTATION OF DISULFIRAM-ETHANOL REACTION. A RARE CASE REPORT
Journal: University Journal of Medicine and Medical Specialities (Vol.5, No. 2)Publication Date: 2019-03-28
Authors : GODSON;
Page : 31-32
Keywords : Disulfiram; disulfiram ethanol reaction; young stroke.;
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Abstract
A case of Disulfiram Ethanol reaction presenting as cerebrovascular accident. A 31 years old male was given with disulfiram with the aim of making him abstain from alcohol. He developed serious complication like left hemiparesis with global aphasia as a manifestation of Disulfiram Ethanol reaction, with neuroimaging finding of subacute infarct involving right temporo-parietal region at right MCA territory. This case is presented here for its rarity in occurrence and, to sensitize about potentially serious side effects of disulfiram in alcoholics.
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