Atypical antipsychotic (clozapine) self-poisoning in late pregnancy presenting with absent fetal heart rate variability without acidosis and delayed peristalsis in the newborn baby: A case report

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 442-444

  Novikova, N ^a   Chitnis, M ^a   Linder, V ^a   Hofmeyr, G J ^a  

^a East London Hospital Complex   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Delayed peristalsis in newborn; Fetal cardiotocogram; Overdose

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLOZAPINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 70350169222     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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