Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE REPORT: A 23-year-old woman was brought to our emergency department with unusual drowsiness. Her physical examination was normal except for frequent myoclonic jerks in all extremities that could be triggered by moving the patient or by noxious stimuli. Initial blood tests results were normal; the serum bromide concentration was 81.0 mg/L (reference <10 mg/L). Treatment with intravenous normal saline and furosemide resulted in gradual improvement in her drowsiness and myoclonic jerks. By the second hospital day, she was normal. A brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was normal. At a 2-month follow-up visit, the patient had no neurological sequelae. DISCUSSION: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Jiun-Nong Lin, Hsing-Lin Lin, Chun-Kai Huang, Chung-Hsu Lai, Hsing-Chun Chung, Shiou-Haur Liang, Hsi-Hsun Lin |
Journal | Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
(Clin Toxicol (Phila))
Vol. 46
Issue 9
Pg. 861-3
(Nov 2008)
ISSN: 1556-9519 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18668386
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Diuretics
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Sodium Chloride
- Bromisovalum
- Furosemide
- Bromine
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Topics |
- Bromine
(blood)
- Bromisovalum
(poisoning)
- Diuretics
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Furosemide
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
(poisoning)
- Myoclonus
(chemically induced)
- Sodium Chloride
(therapeutic use)
- Suicide, Attempted
- Young Adult
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