Oxycodone-induced leukoencephalopathy is a rare diagnosis that should be considered in
unconscious patients with appropriate history. We describe a case of a 57-year-old …

Background Post-opioid toxic encephalopathy is described associated with the synthetic
opioid, methadone, and after heroin intoxication,(inhaled, injected or ingested). Methods We …

We describe one patient and review the literature to define delayed posthypoxic
leukoencephalopathy, its etiology, pathophysiology and prognosis. We present a 54-year …

Opiate intoxication has been associated with life-threatening effects of sympathetic
suppression and respiratory depression, but current literature is limited in describing its …

Importance Reports of toxic leukoencephalopathy (TLE) due to opioids have been
extensively documented within the adult literature. There is a paucity of literature with …

An increased awareness of opioids and the imaging appearance in opioid overdose–related
leukoencephalopathy has rapidly become crucial with respect to its identification by …

Background Among the rare neurological complications of substances of abuse is the
selective cerebral white matter injury (leukoencephalopathy). Of which, the syndrome of …

We present the case of a 14-year-old girl with a biphasic course after oxycodone ingestion.
Clinically, she had a rapid return to baseline after initial ingestion and presented a week …

Background: Although there are limited data on oxycodone overdose, it has been suggested
that, in addition to central nervous system (CNS) depression, oxycodone may cause QT …

Heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy is a rare complication of heroin intoxication, and
always presents as hypoxic ischemic leukoencephalopathy with periventricular white matter …