Acute permethrin neurotoxicity: Variable presentations, high index of suspicion

Permethrin is a synthetic Type I pyrethroidal neurotoxic pesticide that has been responsible for accidental animal deaths. Despite its widespread use, there are no published case reports on pediatric intensive care unit admissions due to permethrin exposure. We report the unusual and varied presenta...

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Main Authors: Bonny Drago, Namrata S. Shah, Samir H. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750014000882