Status epilepticus and wide-complex tachycardia secondary to diphenhydramine overdose

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 945-948

  Jang, David H ^a   Manini, Alex F ^b   Trueger, Nathan S ^b   Duque, Danny ^b   Nestor, Nestor B ^b   Nelson, Lewis S ^b   Hoffman, Robert S ^a  

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

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS psychological; Heart; Other

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; LORAZEPAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; SELF POISONING; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 78650460734     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.527850     Document Type: Article

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