Delayed hypoxic encephalopathy: a rare complication of methadone poisoning in two cases
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology,
Vol. 16 No. 3 (2022),
16 July 2022
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Page 213-217
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v16i2.27372
Abstract
Methadone is a kind of opioid that is used to reduce the pain of addicts who decide to withdraw drugs. Sometimes due to a lack of appropriate cautions, this drug will be accessible to children, andpoisoning might occur. Methadone poisoning usually presents with the loss of consciousness and pinpoint pupils. Herein, we present two cases of delayed hypoxic encephalopathy that had been poisoned by methadone
- Methadone poisoning
- Delayed hypoxic encephalopathy
- Neurology
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