Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report

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2019
Levodopa is a dopamine precursor and a mainstay treatment in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Its side effects induce dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypotension. Acute levodopa acute poisoning is uncommon, with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Treatment of poisoning by levodopa is mainly supportive. The case of a child admitted to a hospital for acute levodopa poisoning is presented in this report.
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Authors Adnane, Lahlou;Saïd, Benlamkaddem;Adnane, Berdai Mohamed;Mustapha, Harandou;
Journal the journal of critical care medicine
Year 2019
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http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jccm.2019.5.issue-4/jccm-2019-0024/jccm-2019-0024.xml?format=INT
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Medicine Science Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid neurosciences. biological psychiatry. neuropsychiatry neurology. diseases of the nervous system geriatrics internal medicine

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