The Quinism Foundation Holds Meeting in White River Junction
White River Junction
The meeting will feature educational talks on neuropsychiatric quinism, a medical condition caused by poisoning by quinoline drugs such as the antimalarial drugs mefloquine and tafenoquine, that can mimic the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, particularly in veterans.
“Symptoms of neuropsychiatric quinism can include terrifying nightmares, severe insomnia, crippling anxiety, and debilitating cognitive and neurological dysfunction that can continue long after the drugs are stopped,” Remington Nevin, executive director of The Quinism Foundation, said in a news release.
Attendees at the meeting will learn how the U.S. military and the Department of Veterans Affairs— as well as the militaries and veterans’ agencies of Canada and other countries — are addressing the burden of neuropsychiatric quinism among their populations. The meeting will feature several guest speakers from military and civilian backgrounds.
The event is free and is open to the public. To learn more and to register, visit quinism.org/meeting.