Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
Levodopa is a dopamine precursor and a mainstay treatment in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Its side effects induce dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypotension. Acute levodopa acute poisoning is uncommon, with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Treatment of po...
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| author | Lahlou Adnane Benlamkaddem Saïd Berdai Mohamed Adnane Harandou Mustapha |
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| description | Levodopa is a dopamine precursor and a mainstay treatment in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Its side effects induce dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypotension. Acute levodopa acute poisoning is uncommon, with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Treatment of poisoning by levodopa is mainly supportive. The case of a child admitted to a hospital for acute levodopa poisoning is presented in this report. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0867ba81075142f5b1ab684e7222500e2023-12-02T05:48:23ZengSciendoThe Journal of Critical Care Medicine2393-18172019-11-015415716010.2478/jccm-2019-0024jccm-2019-0024Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case ReportLahlou Adnane0Benlamkaddem Saïd1Berdai Mohamed Adnane2Harandou Mustapha3Obstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoObstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoObstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoObstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoLevodopa is a dopamine precursor and a mainstay treatment in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Its side effects induce dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypotension. Acute levodopa acute poisoning is uncommon, with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Treatment of poisoning by levodopa is mainly supportive. The case of a child admitted to a hospital for acute levodopa poisoning is presented in this report.https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0024levodopaparkinson’s diseaseantiparkinsonian drugsmechanical ventilation |
| spellingShingle | Lahlou Adnane Benlamkaddem Saïd Berdai Mohamed Adnane Harandou Mustapha Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report The Journal of Critical Care Medicine levodopa parkinson’s disease antiparkinsonian drugs mechanical ventilation |
| title | Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report |
| title_full | Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report |
| title_short | Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report |
| title_sort | accidental modopar c poisoning in a two year old child a case report |
| topic | levodopa parkinson’s disease antiparkinsonian drugs mechanical ventilation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0024 |
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