Ataxia and shaking in a 2-year-old girl: Acute marijuana intoxication presenting as seizure

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 527-528

  Bonkowsky, Joshua L ^a   Sarco, Dean ^b   Pomeroy, Scott L ^b  

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

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Ingestion; Intoxication; Marijuana; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; PLANT TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETHARGY; MENTAL HEALTH; SEIZURE; TACHYCARDIA; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREMOR;

ATAXIA; CANNABIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLANT POISONING; SEIZURES; TREMOR;

EID: 23944470480     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000173349.38024.33     Document Type: Article

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