Intravenous methadone causes acute toxic and delayed inflammatory encephalopathy with persistent neurocognitive impairments
Abstract Background The mu-opioid agonist methadone is administered orally and used in opioid detoxification and in the treatment of moderate-to-severe pain. Acute oral methadone–use and –abuse have been associated with inflammatory and toxic central nervous system (CNS) damage in some cases and cog...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | BMC Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02108-9 |