Efficacy of biperiden and atropine as anticonvulsant treatment for organophosphorus nerve agent intoxication

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-172

  Shih, T M ^a   McDonough, J H ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticholinergic compounds; Anticonvulsants; Atropine; Biperiden; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Convulsions; EEG activity; GF; Organophosphorus compounds; Sarin; Seizures; Soman; Tabun; VX

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BIPERIDEN; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; NERVE GAS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SARIN; SOMAN; TABUN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; GUINEA PIG; INTOXICATION; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0034040340     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050670     Document Type: Article

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