central anticholinergic syndrome (cas) following general anesthesia (ga) is a well known syndrome in children and adults. many cases of cas have been previously reported in the literature. however, there are only two reports of post resuscitation cas after administration of small doses of atropine. hereby, we report a case of cas in a child undergoing complete dental restoration under ga after ...

Central anticholinergic syndrome is defined as an abDiagnosis rests on clinical features, exclusion of other conditions, and a positive response to a solute or relative reduction in cholinergic activity in centrally acting cholinesterase inhibitor, usually the central nervous system [1]. In anaesthetic practice physostigmine [1]. the syndrome was originally described in connection The incidence...

Central anticholinergic syndrome (CAS) presents with central and/or peripheral neurological symptoms after exposure to medication. Pain management is a challenge for patients who have CAS and concurrent cancer-related pain. We present patient became lethargic unresponsive receiving butorphanol, persistent despite administration of an opioid antagonist. This case report the first suggest causal ...

to side, and of moving his toes. The skin remained quite sensible to the touch, the functions of the primae viae and urinary organs continued natural, and he had neither headache nor giddiness". Nearly four months from the beginning of his illness his clinical state was more or less unchanged. " ... he could not without a great effort move even in a slight degree either the upper or the lower e...

A case of central anticholinergic syndrome due to overdosage of trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride presenting as septal akinetic mutism with unequally dilated pupils is discussed in reference to similar presentation in animals and possible clinical application.

poisoning remains a major cause of hospital admission into the emergency department and intensive care unit. proper diagnosis is the cornerstone for optimal management of poisoned patients. since the definitive analytical confirmation of the nature of the toxicant involved in the poisoning cannot be rapidly obtained in the majority of healthcare facilities, diagnosis relies on the medical histo...

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