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Acute Amitriptyline Intoxication
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2006) Çaksen, H; Akbayram, S; Odabas, D; Özbek, H; Erol, M; Akgün, C; Yilmaz, C
The tricyclic antidepressant agents, particularly amitriptyline and dothiepin, are recognized for their potentially lethal cardiovascular and neurological effects in poisoned patients. In this article, the clinical and laboratory findings of 44 children with amitriptyline intoxication are reviewed. Our purpose was to investigate amitriptyline intoxication in childhood. Of 44 patients, 21 ( 47.7%) were boys, 23 ( 52.3%) were girls, and the ages ranged from 12 months to 14 years ( mean +/- SD; 4.09 +/- 2.9 years). All children except one who took an overdose of amitriptyline to decrease his pain accidentally ingested an overdose of amitriptyline. The amount of amitriptyline ingested was between 2 mg/kg and 97.5 mg/kg (mean +/- SD; 13.6 +/- 17.7 mg/kg per dose) (the drug dosage was not known in 13 children). The most commonly observed clinical and laboratory findings were lethargy, tachycardia, convulsion, hyperglycemia and leukocytosis. In all patients except for two children who died the abnormal clinical and laboratory findings returned to normal within a few days after admission and they were discharged from the hospital in good health within the fourth day of admission. One of the children ingested 97.5 mg/kg amitriptyline and probably died due to status epilepticus and another child who died ingested 36 mg/kg amitriptyline and died due to cardiopulmonary arrest. In conclusion, our findings showed that initial symptoms and signs of acute amitriptyline intoxication appeared severe, but they disappeared with only supportive care required in most children except for cases that ingested high doses of drug within a few days. In contrast to adults, we infrequently noted respiratory insufficiency, arrhythmia and hypotension in children with acute amitriptyline intoxication.
Do Not Overlook Acute Isoniazid Poisoning in Children With Status Epilepticus
(B C decker inc, 2003) Çaksen, H; Odabas, D; Erol, M; Anlar, Ö; Tuncer, O; Atas, B
A previously healthy 2-year-old girl was admitted with generalized convulsive status epilepticus. She was in a stupor and could respond only to painful stimuli. She also had severe metabolic acidosis. Although initial liver function tests were nor-Mal, they were found to be moderately high on the fifth day of admission; however, they dropped to their normal ranges on the twelfth day of admission. Initially, the patient was diagnosed as having idiopathic status epilepticus, and classic anticonvulsant agents, including diazepam, phenytoin, and then phenobarbital, were given. However, her seizures did not subside, and diazepam infusion was initiated. After initiation of diazepam infusion, the seizures were completely controlled. On the fourth day of admission, her parents said that she had accidentally received 20 tablets (a total dose of 2000 mg) of isoniazid just before admission to our hospital. Later, we injected 200 mg of pyridoxine intravenously. During follow-up, her general condition improved, and anticonvulsant agents were discontinued because an electroencephalogram was found to be normal. She was discharged from the hospital on the twelfth day of admission. At the fourth month of follow-up, she was seizure free. Because of this case, we would like to re-emphasize that acute isoniazid poisoning should also be considered in a child with unexplained status epilepticus.
Report of a Girl With Klippel-Feil Syndrome and Poland Anomaly
(Medecine Et Hygiene, 2004) Erol, M; Çaksen, H; Tan, Ö; Atik, B; Ünal, Ö; Odabas, D
Report of a girl with Klippel-feil syndrome and Poland anomaly: Klippel-Feil syndrome. consisting of the triad of a short neck. low posterior hairline. and limitation of neck movement. is a congenital anomaly characterized by the fusion of cervical vertebrae. Poland anomaly consists of unilateral aplasia of the chest wall muscles and ipsilateral anomalies of upper extremity. We report a 7-year-old girl with typical findings of Klippel-Feil syndrome and Poland anomaly To the best of our knowledge a case of Klippel-Feil syndrome and Poland anomaly has not been described before, although a combination of Poland. Klippel-Feil and Moebius anomalies has been reported in the literature.
Use of Interferon Alpha-2b and Prednisolone in the Treatment of Severe Intractable Diarrhea in a Child With Systemic Mastocytosis
(Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2003) Çaksen, H; Odabas, D; Öner, AF; Cesur, Y; Arslan, S; Akbayram, S; Erol, M