Catalog

White matter disorder due to heroin vapour toxicity

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Link to WHO Definition

White matter disorder due to heroin vapour toxicity – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1310442704

The clinical course of ‘chasing the dragon syndrome’ is characterised by an initial period of predominantly psychiatric manifestations. This is followed by an asymptomatic interval of clinical improvement that precedes a late phase of neurological deterioration, which is mainly characterised by a decreased level of consciousness and pyramidal dysfunction including ataxia, dysmetria, dysarthria, akinetic mute state with decorticate posture and spastic quadriparesis.