Avermectin intoxication with coma, myoclonus, and polyneuropathy

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 686-688

  Sung, Yueh Feng ^a   Huang, Chuang Ti ^b   Fan, Cheng Kuo ^b   Lin, Chih Hung ^b   Lin, Shiou Ping ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Armed Force Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Avermectin; Central nervous system; Insecticide; Peripheral nervous system; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AVERMECTIN; CEFAZOLIN; DOPAMINE; SOLVENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MALE; MYOCLONUS; POLYNEUROPATHY; STOMACH LAVAGE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

HEXAPODA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMA; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POISONING; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 69149095354     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650903070901     Document Type: Article

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