Seizures induced by recreational abuse of bupropion tablets via nasal insufflation

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-161

  Kim, Daniel ^a   Steinhart, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bupropion; Nares; Nasal insufflation; Seizure

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; DIAZEPAM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LORAZEPAM; METFORMIN; OLANZAPINE; PHENYTOIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TONGUE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; ADDICTION; AERATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEIZURE; TABLET;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; BUPROPION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; SEIZURES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TABLETS;

EID: 77957724615     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012203     Document Type: Article

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