Positive response to edrophonium in patients with neurotoxic envenoming by cobras (Naja naja philippinensis). A placebo-controlled study.
To study the ability of anticholinesterase drugs to reverse the potentially fatal paralytic effects of cobra venom, we conducted a placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover trial of intravenous edrophonium (Tensilon) in 10 adults with neurotoxic envenoming caused by bites of the Philippine cobra (N...
Main Authors: | Watt, G, Theakston, R, Hayes, C, Yambao, M, Sangalang, R, Ranoa, C, Alquizalas, E, Warrell, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1986
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