Abstract
We present the case of a 21-year-old female patient in whom a diagnosis of Isoniazid overdose was made after she presented to the Emergency Medicine department with pro-found alteration of mental status and status epilepticus. We review the clinical picture and the treatment of this medical emergency.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 55-57 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche |
| Volume | 168 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Feb 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Drug induced seizures
- Isoniazid
- Poisoning
- Pyridoxine
- Status epilepticus