Extrapyramidal syndrome as a delayed and reversible complication of acute dichlorvos organophosphate poisoning

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 187-189

  Brahmi, N ^a   Gueye, P N ^b   Thabet, H ^a   Kouraichi, N ^a   Ben Salah, N ^a   Amamou, M ^a  

^a Centre d'Assistance Medicale Urgente   (Tunisia)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BROMOCRIPTINE; DICHLORVOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME; PROFENAMINE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMA; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROTOXICITY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREMOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DICHLORVOS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; POISONING; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 3142669132     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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