Delayed and prolonged coma after acute disulfiram overdose.
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We report the case of a 35-year-old man presenting with a delayed and prolonged coma due to an intentional overdose with disulfiram without simultaneous alcohol ingestion. The clinical features--comprising a severe toxic encephalopathy with coma and convulsions, in combination with a quadriparesis outlasting the loss of consciousness--are summarized, and the physiopathology is reviewed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta neurologica Belgica
دوره 109 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009