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phencyclidine intoxication

in DSM–IV–TR and DSM–5, a reversible syndrome due to the recent ingestion of phencycline (PCP) or a similar substance. It includes clinically significant behavioral or psychological changes (e.g., belligerence, assaultiveness, impulsiveness, unpredictability, psychomotor agitation, impaired judgment, impaired social or occupational functioning), as well as one or more signs of physiological involvement (e.g., vertical or horizontal nystagmus, hypertension or tachycardia, numbness or diminished responsiveness to pain, unsteady gait, unclear speech, muscle rigidity, seizures, coma). See also substance intoxication.

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AVLT

AVLT

abbreviation for Auditory Verbal Learning Test. See Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test.