Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report

Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report

Levodopa is a dopamine precursor and a mainstay treatment in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Its side effects induce dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypotension. Acute levodopa acute poisoning is uncommon, with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Treatment of po...

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Main Authors: Lahlou Adnane, Benlamkaddem Saïd, Berdai Mohamed Adnane, Harandou Mustapha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-11-01
Series:The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
levodopa
parkinson’s disease
antiparkinsonian drugs
mechanical ventilation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0024
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spelling doaj-0867ba81075142f5b1ab684e7222500e2021-09-06T19:41:34ZengSciendoThe Journal of Critical Care Medicine2393-18172019-11-015415716010.2478/jccm-2019-0024jccm-2019-0024Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case ReportLahlou Adnane0Benlamkaddem Saïd1Berdai Mohamed Adnane2Harandou Mustapha3Obstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoObstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoObstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoObstetric and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hassan II Academic Hospital, Fez, MoroccoLevodopa is a dopamine precursor and a mainstay treatment in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Its side effects induce dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypotension. Acute levodopa acute poisoning is uncommon, with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Treatment of poisoning by levodopa is mainly supportive. The case of a child admitted to a hospital for acute levodopa poisoning is presented in this report.https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0024levodopaparkinson’s diseaseantiparkinsonian drugsmechanical ventilation
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author Lahlou Adnane
Benlamkaddem Saïd
Berdai Mohamed Adnane
Harandou Mustapha
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Benlamkaddem Saïd
Berdai Mohamed Adnane
Harandou Mustapha
Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
levodopa
parkinson’s disease
antiparkinsonian drugs
mechanical ventilation
author_facet Lahlou Adnane
Benlamkaddem Saïd
Berdai Mohamed Adnane
Harandou Mustapha
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title Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
title_short Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
title_full Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
title_fullStr Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Accidental Modopar© Poisoning in a Two-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
title_sort accidental modopar© poisoning in a two-year-old child: a case report
publisher Sciendo
series The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
issn 2393-1817
publishDate 2019-11-01
description Levodopa is a dopamine precursor and a mainstay treatment in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Its side effects induce dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, and orthostatic hypotension. Acute levodopa acute poisoning is uncommon, with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Treatment of poisoning by levodopa is mainly supportive. The case of a child admitted to a hospital for acute levodopa poisoning is presented in this report.
topic levodopa
parkinson’s disease
antiparkinsonian drugs
mechanical ventilation
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0024
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