TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Ginkgo seed poisoning
JO  - Pediatrics
A1  - Manabe, Yutaka
A1  - Takeuchi, Hajime
A1  - Fujii, K.
A1  - Kajiyama, Yo
SP  - 325
EP  - 327
VL  - 109
IS  - 2
N2  - A 2-year-old girl presented with vomiting and diarrhea 7 hours after eating a large quantity of ginkgo seeds. She exhibited an afebrile convulsion 9 hours after ingestion. The serum concentration of 4-metoxypyridoxine was as high as 360 ng/mL. Although reported cases of ginkgo seed poisoning usually involve children who exhibit repetitive seizures that can be fatal, prompt administration of pyridoxal phosphate (2 mg/kg) may have prevented additional seizures. This is the first English-language case report measuring 4-metoxypyridoxine concentration during ginkgo seed poisoning. Awareness of the potential danger of overconsumption of this traditional food and its prompt treatment with pyridoxal phosphate may hasten recovery.
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SN  - 0031-4005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -