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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Main Authors: Bindu T Nair, R K Sanjeev, Sumit Lakhanpal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
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