An unusual case of 4-aminopyridine toxicity

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-177

  Johnson, Nicholas C ^a   Morgan, Matthew W ^a  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Neuromuscular disorders; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EXTUBATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACCIDENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUGS, GENERIC; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 33645339788     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.04.020     Document Type: Article

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