Methomylalphamethrin poisoning presented with cholinergic crisis, cortical blindness, and delayed peripheral neuropathy

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 859-862

  Hu, Yu Hui ^a   Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b   Deng, Juo Fang ^a,c   Wu, Ming Ling ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cortical blindness; Delayed neuropathy; Methomylalphamethrin poisoning

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; CIPERMETHRIN; METHOMYL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URINE LEVEL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER;

ADULT; BLINDNESS, CORTICAL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; METHOMYL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 77958561799     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.522581     Document Type: Article

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