Intermediate syndrome following organophosphate insecticide poisoning

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 467-472

  Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b   Deng, Jou Fang ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cholinergic crisis; Intermediate syndrome; Organophosphate insecticide poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; METHAMIDOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; OXIME; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PRALIDOXIME;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIAL NERVE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYOPATHY; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 37349101252     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70043-1     Document Type: Review

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