Movement disorder caused by abuse of veterinary anesthesia containing tiletamine

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1022.e5-1022.e6

  Lee, Ching Chang ^a   Lin, Yen Yue ^b   Hsu, Chin Wang ^b   Chu, Shi Jye ^b   Tsai, Shih Hung ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DIAMORPHINE; KETAMINE; TILETAMINE PLUS ZOLAZEPAM; VETERINARY DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; TILETAMINE; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; TREMOR; VETERINARY DRUGS; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 70349165362     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.12.030     Document Type: Article

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