title: Acute paralysis due to barium carbonate.
abstract: Poisoning due to barium carbonate (rat poison) resulting in areflexic quadriplegia and respiratory muscle paresis in a young patient is described. The various effects of barium salts on the human body and their treatment are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Army Hospital, Delhi.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Dhamija
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Koley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venkataraman
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sanchetee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001464:Barium / Q000506:poisoning*; D002254:Carbonates; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000139:chemically induced; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D001464:Barium; C006685:barium carbonate