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Recurrent autumnal psychosis

Department of Medicine, Leicester General Hospital

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Correspondence to:
Dr Sunil Kumar Munshi, Department of Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK;
sunil.munshi{at}uhl-tr.nhs.uk

ABSTRACT
Acute confusional states in the older patient often have a remediable cause. Every effort should be made to ascertain the cause so that appropriate treatment can be given and future episodes prevented. A patient is described who presented with recurrent episodes of acute psychosis after ingestion of Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade).

Keywords: deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna; poisoning; acute psychosis

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