Self-limiting cerebellar ataxia following organophosphate poisoning

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-109

  Fonseka, M M D ^a   Medagoda, K ^a   Tillakaratna, Y ^a   Gunatilake, S B ^a   de Silva, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cerebellar disorder; Deliberate self harm; Neuropsychiatric manifestations; Organophosphate insecticides

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIMETHOATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA; STOMACH LAVAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTIDOTES; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DIMETHOATE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; POISONING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0037305161     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327103ht341cr     Document Type: Article

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