title: Clonidine overdose.
abstract: A case of acute intoxication in a 60-yr-old woman who ingested 20 mg of clonidine is presented. The patient showed CNS depression (bradycardia, hypotonia) with systemic hypertension and peripheral vasoconstriction. She was treated with atropine and sodium nitroprusside. There was no recurrence and the patient recovered in 8 days.
mesh_terms: D001919:Bradycardia / Q000139:chemically induced; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D003000:Clonidine / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003000:Clonidine