• Ann Emerg Med · Jun 1990

    Case Reports

    Acute psychosis after amantadine overdose.

    • E R Snoey and H A Bessen.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1990 Jun 1; 19 (6): 668-70.

    AbstractAmantadine is an antiviral agent that is also used in the treatment of parkinsonism and neuroleptic-induced extrapyramidal symptoms. Toxic effects of amantadine relate primarily to the central nervous system and range from mild symptoms to disorientation and hallucinations. Anti-cholinergic agents may exacerbate these effects. We report a case of unsuspected amantadine overdose in a previously healthy 35-year-old woman who presented with acute psychosis manifested by delirium and visual hallucinations. Concomitant use of diphenhydramine contributed to the clinical presentation. Amantadine toxicity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of altered mental status in patients known to be taking the drug or with conditions commonly treated with amantadine.

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