Seizures associated with poisoning in children: Tricyclic antidepressant intoxication

Pediatrics International

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 582-585

  Çitak, Agop ^a   Soysal, Demet Demirkol ^a   Üçsel, Raif ^a   Karaböcüoglu, Metin ^a   Uzel, Nedret ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intoxication; Poison; Seizure; Tricyclic antidepressant intoxication

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE MALEATE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BIPERIDEN; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; ISONIAZID; MIDAZOLAM; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PIMOZIDE; PYRIDOXINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 33751368506     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2006.02276.x     Document Type: Article

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