Dextromethorphan abuse masquerading as a recurrent seizure disorder

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 210-211

  Majlesi, Nima ^a   Lee, David C ^b   Ali, Sayed S ^c  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of Medical Toxicology   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextromethorphan; drug abuse; seizure

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; LAMOTRIGINE; MINOCYCLINE;

ACNE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SORPTION DETOXIFICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952950487     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820d8dc1     Document Type: Article

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