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Intermediate Syndrome Following Organophosphate Poisoning; Review Article [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2019
Background: Organophosphates (OPs) are regularly utilized as pesticides all over the world. Exposures to OPs cause countless cases of poisoning and death annually.
Maheswaran Umakanth
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Central anticholinergic syndrome secondary to atropine treatment of organophosphate poisoning* [PDF]

, 2006
Anticholinergic syndrome is a common phenomenon because of the frequent administration of atropine in organophosphate poisoning. This diagnosis should be considered in patients with altered mental state following therapy with atropine.
Ömer GEÇİCİ, Demet DOĞAN EROL, Do?an Erol, Demet, Geçici, Ömer   +3 more
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Parkinsonism with organophosphate poisoning

BMJ Case Reports, 2009
Parkinsonism is a primary neurotoxic manifestation of organophosphate pesticide intoxication. We report here the case of a 67-year-old man who developed acute parkinsonism with tremors and rigidity following exposure to fenitrothion, an organophosphate pesticide.
Kiyotaka, Nakamagoe, Masahiko, Watanabe, Tohoru, Takeda, Taro, Mizutani, Akira, Tamaoka   +4 more
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Organophosphate Poisoning Simulation Case

MedEdPORTAL, 2010
This simulation case is intended for medical students and residents in emergency medicine and involves a patient that was exposed to organophosphates while working on a farm.
Jessica Brooks, Amy Zosel, Britney Anderson   +2 more
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A rare case of Organophosphate poisoning with toxic encephalopathy

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2016
Organophosphate compounds (OPCs) are used mostly as pesticides. In India, Organophosphate poisoning occurs most commonly due to suicidal ingestion. Depending on the type and the dose of the organophosphate compound exposure some clinical syndromes, such ...
S K Tilara, J V Solanki, P A Bhatt
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Nanoparticulate transport of oximes over an in vitro blood-brain barrier model

, 2010
Background: Due to the use of organophosphates (OP) as pesticides and the availability of OP-type nerve agents, an effective medical treatment for OP poisonings is still a challenging problem.
Tikva Vogel, Kreuter, Jörg (Prof. Dr.), Sascha Wien, Zensi, Anja, Kufleitner, Jürgen, Jörg Kreuter, Wien, Sascha, Jürgen Kufleitner, Bungert, Judith, Wagner, Sylvia, Judith Bungert, Dadparvar, Miriam, Vogel, Tikva, Anja Zensi, Sylvia Wagner, Worek, Franz, Miriam Dadparvar, Hagen von Briesen, Briesen, Hagen von, Franz Worek   +19 more
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Treatment outcome and associated factors among patients admitted with acute poisoning in a tertiary hospital in Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Acute poisoning causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is scarce of information on acute poisoning in the study area. Objective: To assess treatment outcome and the associated factors among patients admitted with acute poisoning at
Shambel Nigussie, Fekade Demeke, Melaku Getachew, Firehiwot Amare   +3 more
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Organophosphate Poisoning in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis Based on Ten Years of Experience

International Journal of General Medicine, 2022
Abdullah Yousef,1 Waleed Albuali,1 Mohammed AlOmari,1 Abdullah AlMutairi,1 Hamad W Albuali,2 Faisal O AlQurashi,1 Hassan M Alshaqaq2 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2College of
Yousef A, Albuali W, AlOmari M, AlMutairi A, Albuali HW, AlQurashi FO, Alshaqaq HM   +6 more
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Predictive Factors of Seizures in Patients with Organophosphate Poisoning

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018
Background: Poisoning with organophosphate (OP) compounds is common and causes many complications, including seizure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictor factors of seizure in patients with organophosphate poisoning. Methods: This
Ahmad Yaraghi, Shadi Nasr-Esfahani, Nastaran Eizadi-Mood   +2 more
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Unusual presentation of organophosphate poisoning: A case Report

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2022
Misuse of organophosphate insecticides, even in case of domestic application, can be life threatening. We report a case of accidental consumption of organophosphorus substance by a 3-year-old female child presented to us with unconsciousness and ...
Ravi Sharma, Swati Pandey, Pooja Agarwala, Rajiv Kumar Bansal   +3 more
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