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VOLUME 17 , ISSUE 2 ( April, 2013 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Status epilepticus: An association with pyrethroid poisoning

Mamta Panwar, Ganapathy Usha, Manish Kumath

Keywords : Pyrethroid, status epilepticus, therapeutic coma

Citation Information : Panwar M, Usha G, Kumath M. Status epilepticus: An association with pyrethroid poisoning. Indian J Crit Care Med 2013; 17 (2):119-120.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.114825

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-04-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.


Abstract

This report describes a 35 year old male who presented with seizures after consuming 4-5 bottles of \"ALL-OUT\" a commercial composition of pyrethroid used as insecticides. Our case report supports authors reporting an association of pyrethroid poisoning with status epilepticus.

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