Tetramine poisoning

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 511-514

  Chau, C M ^a   Leung, A K H ^b   Tan, I K S ^c  

^a NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hemofiltration; Hemoperfusion; Ketamine; Status epilepticus; Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHARCOAL; DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PYRIDOXINE; RODENTICIDE; TETRAMINE; THIOPENTAL; TINZAPARIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING; RODENTICIDES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 30944460480     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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