Cerebral infarction associated with oral verapamil overdose.
Verapamil is a widely used calcium channel blocker. Side effects with oral use are usually mild, however, major hemodynamic complications and death can occur if the drug is given in overdose. We describe a case of cerebral infarction associated with attempted suicide with verapamil overdose, the first reported to our knowledge.
Samniah
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Department of Internal Medicine A, Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Schlaeffer
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D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D014700:Verapamil / Q000506:poisoning*
D014700:Verapamil