Systemic toxicity with cyclopentolate eye drops

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 329-331

  Bhatia, S S ^a   Vidyashankar, C ^a   Sharma, R K ^a   Dubey, A K ^a  

^a BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DELUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; TACHYCARDIA;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPENTOLATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYDRIATICS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0034123951     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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