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Corticosteroid-Induced Psychosis: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Corticosteroid-Induced neuropsychiatric manifestations: From pathophysiology to management.Psychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Corticosteroid-Induced neuropsychiatric manifestations: From pathophysiology to management.Psychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Severe Corticosteroid-Induced Mania With Psychotic Features in an HIV-Positive Patient: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Auditory Hallucinations as the First Symptom of Alzheimer´s Disease - A Case Report.Current Alzheimer research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Glucocorticoids, prescribed for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects, are linked to psychiatric side effects, including corticosteroid-induced psychosis. This condition may manifest as affective, organic, or cognitive disturbances, and although the exact pathophysiology is not fully understood, it is believed that corticosteroids impact the hippocampus and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, causing neuropsychiatric changes. This report presents two cases of psychosis following corticosteroid use: a 59-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis and a 62-year-old woman with asthmatic bronchitis. Both cases demonstrated rapid symptom improvement with antipsychotic treatment, emphasizing the need for early intervention. Despite the unclear pathophysiology, corticosteroid-induced psychosis generally has a positive prognosis when promptly managed with drug discontinuation and pharmacological treatment.
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