Ibogaine related sudden death: A case report

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 809-811

  Papadodima, Stavroula A ^a   Dona, Artemis ^a   Evaggelakos, Christos I ^a   Goutas, Nikolaos ^a   Athanaselis, Sotirios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cardiac death; Death; Fatty infiltration of the liver; Ibogaine

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA EXTRACT; HEMOSIDERIN; IBOGAINE; NORIBOGAINE; PLANT EXTRACT; SKUTELLARIA LATERIFLORA EXTRACT; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALFALFA; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DETOXIFICATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; QUASSIA; QUASSIA AMARA; REVIEW; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SILENE; SILENE CAPENSIS; SKUTELLARIA LATERIFLORA; STOMACH CONTENT; SUDDEN DEATH; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

AUTOPSY; CARDIAC DEATH; DEATH; FATTY INFILTRATION OF THE LIVER; IBOGAINE;

ALCOHOLISM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; HUMANS; IBOGAINE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84881418990     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2013.06.032     Document Type: Article

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