Use of pralidoxime without atropine in rivastigmine (carbamate) toxicity

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 599-602

  Hoffman, R S ^a,b   Manini, A F ^b   Russell Haders, A L ^c   Felberbaum, M ^c   Mercurio Zappala, M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pralidoxime; Rivastigmine; Toxicity; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PRALIDOXIME; RIVASTIGMINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DIAPHORESIS; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EYELID; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LEG PAIN; MIOSIS; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TONGUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PRALIDOXIME COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350578940     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109107044     Document Type: Article

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