title: Accidental haloperidol poisoning in children.
abstract: Haloperidol, a butyrophenone neuroleptic drug, is an antipsychotic used in the treatment of adult schizophrenia and mania. It is used in children with neurological disorders like chorea and developmental disorders such as hyperactivity. With the advent of newer selective neuroleptics use of haloperidol is now on decline. However, in adults it is still the preferred drug especially in resource challenged settings. Extrapyramidal reactions occur frequently with haloperidol predominantly as parkinsonian symptoms. There are few case reports of accidental haloperidol poisoning in children and this one of them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Mona P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gajre
authors.forename: Dimple
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Alka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jadhav
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006220:Haloperidol