Open AccessA rare neurological complication of acute organophosphorous poisoning
Author(s) -
Balamurali Kalyanam,
N Sarala,
Prabhakar Kamarthy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
toxicology international/indian journal of toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 0976-5131
pISSN - 0971-6580
DOI - 10.4103/0971-6580.117270
Subject(s) - complication , medicine , nicotinic agonist , muscarinic acetylcholine receptor , intensive care unit , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , receptor , surgery
Organophosphorous (OP) compound poisoning is one of the most common causes for admission to the Medical Intensive Care Unit. The morbidity and mortality associated with OP poisoning is due to the action of the compound at the muscarinic, nicotinic receptors, and the central nervous system. Here is a rare case of extrapyramidal manifestations occurring in the intermediate phase of OP poisoning, use of amantidine led to subsiding of the symptoms.