Atenolol Induced Visual Hallucination in Patients with Underlying cerebral Infarction.
- Author:
Chung Tai LEE
1
;
Won Myung BAHK
;
Tae Yul LEW
;
Yang Sook SUNG
;
Mun Jung YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea, Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atenolol;
Lipophilicity;
Visual Hallucination;
Cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Aged;
Atenolol*;
Cerebral Infarction*;
Female;
Hallucinations*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Solubility
- From:Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology
1997;8(2):257-260
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Atenolol is a beta1-selective adrenoreceptor blocking agent which is generally thought of as cardioselective, with little CNS action, because it has hydrophilic solubility rather than lipophilic. But recently, it has been reported that atenolol also can cause CNS side effect, especially in the patient with past neuropsychiatric history, old age, or underlying cerebral lesion. This 59-year-old female case demonstrated that atenolol could be an etiological agent of visual hallucination in a elderly patient with cerebral infarction.
