Organophosphorus-induced extrapyramidal intermediate syndrome in an adolescent suicide attempt survivor

The victims of organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning usually present with acute cholinergic crisis, due to the inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Any neurological complication in the form of intermediate syndrome is rare and its presentation with extrapyramidal symptoms is even rarer...

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Autores principales: Sarkar, Sumantra, Nandi, Madhumita, Mondal, Rakesh, Mandal, Sandip Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25002771
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.133596
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author Sarkar, Sumantra
Nandi, Madhumita
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description The victims of organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning usually present with acute cholinergic crisis, due to the inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Any neurological complication in the form of intermediate syndrome is rare and its presentation with extrapyramidal symptoms is even rarer. The authors report such a case in a 12-year-old adolescent girl, who survived a near lethal suicidal attempt.
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spelling pubmed-40786162014-07-07 Organophosphorus-induced extrapyramidal intermediate syndrome in an adolescent suicide attempt survivor Sarkar, Sumantra Nandi, Madhumita Mondal, Rakesh Mandal, Sandip Kumar J Neurosci Rural Pract Case Report The victims of organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning usually present with acute cholinergic crisis, due to the inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Any neurological complication in the form of intermediate syndrome is rare and its presentation with extrapyramidal symptoms is even rarer. The authors report such a case in a 12-year-old adolescent girl, who survived a near lethal suicidal attempt. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4078616/ /pubmed/25002771 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.133596 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Organophosphorus-induced extrapyramidal intermediate syndrome in an adolescent suicide attempt survivor
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title_short Organophosphorus-induced extrapyramidal intermediate syndrome in an adolescent suicide attempt survivor
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topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25002771
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.133596
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