Poisonings with diphenhydramine-A survey of 68 clinical and 55 death cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 161, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 189-197

  Pragst, Fritz ^a   Herre, Sieglinde ^a   Bakdash, Abdulsallam ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diphenhydramine poisonings; HPLC DAD; Metabolites of diphenhydramine; Survival time estimation

Indexed keywords

6 N [2 (3,5 DIMETHOXYPHENYL) 2 (2 METHYLPHENYL)ETHYL]ADENOSINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE;

AGITATION; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD ABUSE; COMA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DELIRIUM; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; STOMACH CONTENT; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL TIME; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 33746634760     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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