title: Atypical central nervous system involvement in acute organophosphorous poisoning.
abstract: Extrapyramidal syndrome is an uncommon sequelae of acute organophosphorous (OP) poisoning. It is a manifestation of the intermediate syndrome described in OP poisoning. It may or may not be associated with neuroimaging changes in the striatum. We present a case of acute OP poisoning with interesting positive CT scan findings.
authors.affiliation: R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata 700 004, West Bengal.
authors.forename: Das
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tanima
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maisnam
authors.forename: Arup K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maity
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004117:Dimethoate / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062025:Organophosphate Poisoning; D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes; D007306:Insecticides; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds; D001285:Atropine; C028797:pralidoxime; D004117:Dimethoate