Human Toxicology · 1988 · 47 citations · 13 references
PharmacyPharmacologyToxicologyEpilepsyPharmaceutical ToxicologyPoisoning ManagementDrug-induced NeurotoxicityStatus EpilepticusToxicologic EmergenciesEpilepsy-related DeathFatal PoisoningParacetamol Toxicity
Treatment nomograms are used in paracetamol poisoning for indicating when antidotes should be given to prevent hepatic or renal damage. We report a fatal case of paracetamol poisoning in an epileptic taking phenytoin, in whom no antidotal treatment was given because it was not indicated.
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Intravenous N-acetylcystine: the treatment of choice for paracetamol poisoning.
L. F. Prescott, R. N. Illingworth, Julia Critchley et al. · BMJ · 1979 · 665 citations · Full text