An unusual case of altered sensorium in a young child: Datura poisoning
Datura stramonium (DS) is a wildly growing plant which is widely distributed and easily accessible. It contains a variety of toxic anticholinergic alkaloids such as atropine, hyoscamine, and scopolamine. Voluntary or accidental ingestion can produce severe anticholinergic poisoning. We report an unu...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2014;volume=1;issue=4;spage=274;epage=276;aulast=Nair |