Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Medication induced dementia

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

High risk:
Anticholinergics (e.g., antihistamines, muscle relaxants, antipsychotics);
Benzodiazepines;
Dopamine agonists;
Meperidine (Demerol);

Moderate to low risk:
Antibiotics (e.g., quinolones, antimalarials, isoniazid, linezolid, macrolides);
Anticonvulsants;
Antidizziness agents;
Antiemetics;
Antihypertensives (e.g., beta blockers, clonidine);
Antivirals (e.g., acyclovir, interferon);
Corticosteroids;
Low-potency antihistamines (e.g., histamine H2 blockers, urinary and gastrointestinal antispasmodics);
Metoclopramide (Reglan);
Narcotics other than meperidine;
NSAIDs;
Sedatives/hypnotics;
Tricyclic antidepressants;

Lithium;
Bismuth: An elevated serum bismuth level of 242 μg/L (normal is 5 μg/L) established bismuth toxicity as the cause of the dementia;

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