Baclofen overdose mimicking brain death

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-144

  Sullivan, Ross ^a   Hodgman, Michael J ^a   Kao, Louise ^b   Tormoehlen, Laura M ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Brain death; Half life; Overdose; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLORAZEPATE; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOPAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; NALOXONE; OPIATE; PAROXETINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; APNEA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTUBATION; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIST; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SEIZURE; SINUS RHYTHM; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; BRAIN DEATH; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE;

EID: 84856875980     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.654209     Document Type: Article

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