Toxicity from tea ingestion in an infant: a computer simulation analysis.
A seven-week-old infant presented with tonic posturing and nervous irritability after concentrated tea ingestion. The tea was analyzed and found to contain caffeine, a methylxanthine central nervous system stimulant. With the aid of a computer, projected blood levels were calculated over a thirty-hour time period and comared to the infant's clinical status. It is recommended that beverages containing xanthines be given to infants and small children with caution.
D002110:Caffeine / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D013662:Tea / Q000528:radiation effects*
D013662:Tea; D002110:Caffeine