Abstract
In a case of acute intoxication with a tricyclic antidepressant (amitriptyline) delirium was prolonged without there being prominent peripheral anticholinergic or electrocardiographic signs. Administration of physostigmine, repeated when necessary, reversed the delirium.
MeSH terms
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Amitriptyline / blood
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Amitriptyline / poisoning*
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Delirium / chemically induced*
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Delirium / drug therapy
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Delirium / physiopathology
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Depression / drug therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Nortriptyline / blood
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Parasympatholytics
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Physostigmine / therapeutic use
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Sympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology
Substances
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Parasympatholytics
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Amitriptyline
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Physostigmine
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Nortriptyline