%0 Journal Article
%T Prospective Hospital-Based Clinical and Electrophysiological Evaluation of Acute Organophosphate Poisoning
%A Aralikatte Onkarappa Saroja
%A Karkal Ravishankar Naik
%A Nagabushan Hesarur
%A Rekha Satish Patil
%J Archive of "Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/aian.AIAN_137_18
%X Acute organophosphate (OP) poisoning is one of the most common poisoning causing significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Acute cholinergic manifestations predominate with many patients requiring intensive care management and ventilator support. Nerve conduction studies including repetitive nerve stimulation can evaluate the altered neuromuscular transmission and peripheral nerve function by OPs
%K Mechanical ventilation
%K nerve conduction study
%K neuromuscular paralysis
%K organophosphate poisoning
%K repetitive nerve stimulation
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327708/