Clinical Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Benzodiazepine Abuse

The Clinical Assessment and Management of Benzodiazepine Abuse

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Introduction

The patient in the case study is an old managed 62 years old who had collapsed at the shopping center after feeling extremely dizzy. The patient is awake, sitting down but is disoriented and drowsy. Even though he has difficulty in talking, he can remember what happened before he fell. The information from her daughter indicates that eight months ago, he also had a falling episode from the stairs but did not sustain any major injury. Suddenly, his eyes move upwards and he began to experience seizures. The paper will discuss the key clinical signs from the provided case, provide differential diagnoses, and the underlying rationales. Furthermore, it will discuss the pathophysiology of the diagnosis and its management practices. Finally, the paper will critique the presented evidence…