Wilson, Thomas Wisborg, Torben Vindenes, Vigdis Jamt, Ragnhild G Furuhaugen, Håvard Bogstrand, Stig Tore
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Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Rural areas have increased injury mortality with a high pre-hospital death rate. Knowledge concerning the impact of psychoactive substances on injury occurrence is lacking for rural arctic Norway. These substances are also known to increase pre-, per- and postoperative risk. The aim was by prospective observational design to investigate the prevale...
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V bakalářské práci jsem se zabýval problematikou legálně dostupných drog a jejich vlivem na zdraví studentů středních škol. Hlavním cílem bylo zjištění, jaké zkušenosti mají studenti s užíváním legálně dostupných drog, do jaké míry si uvědomují s nimi spojená zdravotní rizika a jak hodnotí prevenci, týkající se této problematiky na školách a také j...
Hon, Kam Lun Hui, Wun Fung Leung, Alexander KC
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Drugs in Context
Background Poisoning causes significant morbidity and sometimes mortality in children worldwide. The clinical skill of toxidrome recognition followed by the timely administration of an antidote specific for the poison is essential for the management of children with suspected poisoning. This is a narrative review on antidotes for toxidromes in paed...
Lefever, Stefanie; Geerts, Inge; Vermeulen, Edith; Vermeersch, Pieter; 35259; De Rydt, Frederic; Dobbels, Laurens; Gillis, Marc; Croes, Kathleen;
A 30-year-old woman presented to the emergency department 2 days after ingestion of 50 castor beans. Her symptoms on admission were vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, agitation and anxiety. Initial laboratory tests showed a slightly elevated C-reactive protein and mild liver and kidney dysfunction. The patient was transferred to the medium care ...
Bochnia, Mandy Ziegler, Jörg Glatter, Maren Zeyner, Annette
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Toxins
Hypoglycin A (HGA) originating from soapberry fruits (litchi, and ackee) seeds or seedlings from the sycamore maple (SM) tree (related to Sapindaceae) may cause Jamaican vomiting sickness in humans and atypical myopathy in horses and ruminants. A possible transfer into dairy cow’s milk cannot be ruled out since the literature has revealed HGA in th...
Jimenez Chavez, C Leonardo Bryant, Camron D Munn-Chernoff, Melissa A Szumlinski, Karen K
Cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent signaling is highly implicated in the pathophysiology of alcohol use disorder (AUD), with evidence supporting the efficacy of inhibiting the cAMP hydrolyzing enzyme phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) as a therapeutic strategy for drinking reduction. Off-target emetic effects associated with non-selective PDE4 inhibitors has prom...
Eadie, Lauren Lo, Lindsay A. Christiansen, April Brubacher, Jeffrey R. Barr, Alasdair M. Panenka, William J. MacCallum, Caroline A.
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
While the recreational use of cannabis has well-established dose-dependent effects on neurocognitive and psychomotor functioning, there is little consensus on the degree and duration of impairment typically seen with medical marijuana use. Compared to recreational cannabis users, medical cannabis patients have distinct characteristics that may modi...
Erburu‐Iriarte, Markel Rodrigo‐Armenteros, Patricia Oyarzun‐Irazu, Iñigo Aranzabal‐Alustiza, Ines Silvarrey‐Rodriguez, Saul Antón‐Méndez, Lander García‐Moncó, Juan Carlos
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European Journal of Neurology
Disproportionate fear of contracting COVID‐19 (coronaphobia) may result in inappropriate use of preventive measures that may in turn result in severe harm to an individual. A patient is described who developed bilateral basal ganglia damage after repeatedly cleaning her face mask with methanol, resulting in severe intoxication.
LOPES, Vinícius Gonçalves NASCIMENTO, Guilherme Nobre Lima do
Abstract Brazil has worldwide relevance in agriculture, as well as being one of the largest consumers of pesticides. This reality associated with underreporting of poisonings, food sample data above the permitted limit of current legislation, possible pesticide flexibilities and increasing smuggling of these products. This study aimed to evaluate t...
Halhalli, Huseyin C Uslu, Tolga
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Cureus
Introduction: Pediatric intoxication cases are one of the important emergency room admissions. Early diagnosis and treatment are important in reducing morbidity and mortality. The prevalence and exposure types of pediatric intoxications have social and regional differences. In this study, we aimed to retrospectively analyze the demographic and epid...
