Acute liver failure following recreational use of psychotropic "head shop" compounds

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 263-264

  Frohlich S ^a   Lambe, E ^b   O'Dea, J ^c  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHETAMINE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BUTYLONE; CREATINE KINASE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; LABETALOL; METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PHENYTOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COOLING; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTUBATION; MALE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SWEATING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ADULT; DESIGNER DRUGS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PHENETHYLAMINES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 79953098565     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-010-0636-6     Document Type: Article

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