title: [Central anticholinergic syndrome].
abstract: Two new cases of anticolinergic central syndrome are described. The first case, a 8 year old girl, suffered a severe encefalopathy after topical application of mydriatic cholirio as an aid in a rutine study of ocular refraction. The second case, 67 year old man presented a severe neurological picture after accidental intake of a silvester plantground (Atropa belladonna). His neurological condition returned quickly to normal whith administration of physostigmine. Differents aspects of the etiology, clinical picture and diagnosis are discussed with special emphasis in patients with delirium or acute confusional states. Finally, attention is drawn in the necessity of a properly use of anticholinergic drugs overcoat in aged or children.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Salazar de Escaroz y Hospital Provincial, Navarra.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández Urretavizcaya
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cenoz Osinaga
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jáuregui Garía
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gállego Culleré
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001532:Atropa belladonna / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists