Acute atropine intoxication with psychiatric symptoms by herbal infusion of Pulmonaria officinalis (Lungwort)

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-97

  Baca García, Enrique ^a   Blasco Fontecilla, Hilario ^b   Blanco, Carlos ^c   Díaz Sastre, Carmen ^d   Pérez Rodríguez, María Mercedes ^d   Sáiz Ruiz, Jerónimo ^d,e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ   (Spain)

^b Hospital Dr Rodríguez Lafora   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atropine intoxication; Delirium; Herbal remedies; Pulmonaria officinalis

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; COMMON COLD; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRY SKIN; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INFUSION; MALE; MEDLINE; MEMORY DISORDER; MYDRIASIS; PARESIS; RESTLESSNESS; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 37749040211     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632007000200001     Document Type: Article

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