Citation

Fonseka MMD, Medagoda K, Tillakaratna Y, Gunatilake SB, De Silva HJ. Hum. Exp. Toxicol. 2003; 22(2): 107-109.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1191/0960327103ht341cr

PMID

12693837

Abstract

Deliberate self-harm by ingestion of organophosphate insecticides is a common health problem in Sri Lanka. The poisoning results in an initial life-threatening cholinergic crisis and several intermediate and late neurological and psychiatric manifestations. A patient who developed self-limiting cerebellar signs 8 days after ingestion of dimethoate, an organophosphorous insecticide, is reported on.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Antidotes; Cerebellar Ataxia; Dimethoate; Humans; Insecticides; Male; Poisoning; Suicide, Attempted; Treatment Outcome