Citation

Patra C, Sarkar S, Dasgupta MK, Das A. J. Pediatr. Neurosci. 2015; 10(1): 78-79.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Medicine, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/1817-1745.154363

PMID

25878755

Abstract

Camphor is a pleasant-smelling cyclic ketone with propensity to cause neurologic side-effect, especially seizures. We report a case of 1½-year-old child who after inadvertent consumption of camphor, experienced an episode of generalized tonic clonic seizure. This case highlights the importance of enquiring any intake of material (medicinal or otherwise) in every patient presenting with seizure and notifying presence of typical smell, if any.

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