Pediatric carbamazepine suspension overdose - Clinical manifestations and toxicokinetics

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 252-254

  Perez, Alberto ^a,b   Wiley, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Carbamazepine; Poisoning; Suspension; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD; COMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEIZURE; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERDOSE; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SUSPENSIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644399821     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000161471.57959.28     Document Type: Article

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