Characterization of gabapentin overdose using a poison center case series

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-15

  Klein Schwartz, Wendy ^a   Shepherd, J Greene ^b   Gorman, Susan ^c   Dahl, Brad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b North Texas Poison Center   (United States)

^c Georgia Poison Center   (United States)

^d Utah Poison Control Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GABAPENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATAXIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROWSINESS; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLAPPING TREMOR; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NYSTAGMUS; POISON CENTER; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ACETIC ACIDS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINES; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0037285539     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120018265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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