Abstract | CONTEXT: OBJECTIVE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey of epileptic attacks in 370 patients in the Hubei province of P. R. China who had survived tetramine poisoning in the last decade was undertaken by means of telephone calls, letters, and interviews. Data describing the initial acute episode was gathered from medical and public health records. RESULTS: Among the 370 patients surveyed (188 males, 182 females, age range 10 to 71 y), 352 experienced seizures during the initial poisoning. One hundred fifty-eight individuals are currently seizure-free, after an average medication period of 2.93 years. The other patients have recurrent epilepsy, including 156 with tonic-clonic seizures and 39 with partial seizures. Six patients have other neurological problems. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Xuejun Deng, Gang Li, Ruanwu Mei, Shenggang Sun |
Journal | Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
(Clin Toxicol (Phila))
Vol. 50
Issue 3
Pg. 172-5
(Mar 2012)
ISSN: 1556-9519 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22315994
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anticonvulsants
- Bridged-Ring Compounds
- Rodenticides
- Charcoal
- Valproic Acid
- tetramethylenedisulfotetramine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Animals
- Anticonvulsants
(therapeutic use)
- Bridged-Ring Compounds
(poisoning)
- Charcoal
(administration & dosage)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- China
(epidemiology)
- Data Collection
- Epilepsy
(chemically induced, epidemiology, therapy)
- Female
- Gastric Lavage
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Poisoning
(drug therapy, epidemiology, etiology)
- Rats
- Rodenticides
(poisoning)
- Valproic Acid
(therapeutic use)
- Young Adult
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