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Prevalence and correlates of epileptic seizure in substance‐abusing subjects
Author(s) -
Mattoo Surendra K.,
Singh Shubh M.,
Bhardwaj Rahul,
Kumar Suresh,
Basu Debasish,
Kulhara Parmanand
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01980.x
Subject(s) - cohort , medicine , psychiatry , substance abuse , heroin , propoxyphene , epilepsy , anesthesia , drug , analgesic
Life‐time prevalence of epileptic seizures was assessed in 626 consecutive patients treated for substance abuse. Seizures were reported in 8.63% (9.2% in alcohol abusers, 12.5% in opioid abusers). A total of 64.8% of the seizures were associated with substance use. These occurred during withdrawal in the alcohol cohort and during intoxication with dextropropoxyphene and withdrawal from heroin or poppy husk in the opioid cohort. Results indicate that seizures may be more common in older patients with longer duration of dependence among those abusing alcohol.