Dilated and unreactive pupils and burst-suppression on electroencephalography due to buproprion overdose

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 384-388

  Mundi, Jyoti Pathria ^a   Betancourt, Jaime ^a   Ezziddin, Omar ^b   Tremayne, Brandie ^a   Majic, Tamara ^a   Mosenifar, Zab ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

brain death; bupropion; burst suppression; electroencephalogram (EEG); wellbutrin

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE PLUS DEXAMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; DOPAMINE; GABAPENTIN; INFUSION FLUID; LORAZEPAM; NORADRENALIN; PHENYTOIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEATH; BUPROPION TOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYDRIASIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; QT PROLONGATION; SEPSIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; BUPROPION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PUPIL DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868145752     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066611429661     Document Type: Article

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