Naphazoline intoxication in a child - A clinical and forensic toxicological case

Forensic Science International

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 234-237

  Musshoff, F ^a   Gerschlauer, A ^b   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b ST MARIEN HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Forensic; Imidazoline; Intoxication; Naphazoline; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

DIMENHYDRINATE; NAPHAZOLINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NOSE DROPS;

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EYE MOVEMENT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIOSIS; MUSCLE TONE; PALLOR; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMNOLENCE; SORE THROAT; STOMACH CONTENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URINALYSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0038693077     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00158-0     Document Type: Article

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