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...

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Main Authors: Watt, G, Theakston, R, Hayes, C, Yambao, M, Sangalang, R, Ranoa, C, Alquizalas, E, Warrell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1986

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