Significant lamotrigine overdose associated with acute pancreatitis

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 118-119

  Nwogbe, Benedict ^a   Ferié, Julia ^a   Smith, Hannah ^a   Gunawardena, Indunil ^a   Dhatariya, Ketan ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; MIRTAZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 62749089356     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.080314     Document Type: Article

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