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Acute psychosis following cervical myelography with iohexol

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We report a young man who developed transient acute psychosis following uneventful cervical myelography with iohexol. This complication has not been described previously.

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  1. Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 011, Kerala, India

    A. R. Bhat, C. Sarada & S. Thomas

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Bhat, A.R., Sarada, C. & Thomas, S. Acute psychosis following cervical myelography with iohexol. Neuroradiology 36, 141 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588082

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