August 2016
Volume 3 Issue 2
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Case Report
Dimenhydrinate Dependence in Patient with Previous History of Psychiatric Disorder
Janine Andrade Moscon*, Catarine Lima Conti
Dimenhydrinate (DMH) is commonly used due to its antiemetic / anti vertiginous therapeutic effect but symptoms resulting from chronic abuse of this substance have only rarely been described. Here we reported the case of a patient with previous history of Borderline Personality Disorder and drug abuse with recent tolerance, craving and abstinence symptoms from DMH abuse, pointing to addictive power of this antihistaminic medicine.
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Review Article
Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Addiction
Catarine Lima Conti PhD*, Janine Andrade Moscon MD
Drug dependence is a disorder that affects the whole subject but specially its mental health. Several brain areas involved in drug addiction have been described and the prefrontal cortex is pointed as a key structure involved in the control over drug intake behaviour. Here, we summarize the involvement of some prefrontal sites in drug abuse and we present relevant findings that point the neuromodulation of the prefrontal cortex as a promising additional tool in the treatment of addiction.