Fatal cerebral edema after moderate valproic acid overdose [2]

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 337-338

  Camilleri, Christopher ^b   Albertson, Timothy ^b   Offerman, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; RISPERIDONE; SORBITOL; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 13844321112     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.09.030     Document Type: Letter

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