Acute confusional state with postoperative intravenous cefazolin.
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An unusual cause of acute confusional state.
Her father brought this female child to the Accident and Emergency Department with history of acute confusion for paediatric assessment. The child had been agitated for the last 12 hours, was difficult to settle and kept saying, “don’t want it”. She had previously been well. On examination she was agitated, apyrexial and constantly talking with heart rate of 148/min. Her pupils were dilated but...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.299.6695.393-c