@article{ref1,
title="Seizures due to high dose camphor ingestion",
journal="Turk Pediatri Arsivi",
year="2015",
author="Tekin, Hande Gazeteci and Gökben, Sarenur and Serdaroğlu, Gül",
volume="50",
number="4",
pages="248-250",
abstract="Camphor is a cyclic ketone of the hydro aromatic terpene group. Today it is frequently used as a prescription or non-prescription topical antitussive, analgesic, anesthetic and antipruritic agent. Camphor which is considered an innocent drug by parents and physicians is a common household item which can lead to severe poisoning in children even when taken in small amounts. Neurotoxicity in the form of seizures can ocur soon after ingestion. A two-year old female patient who presented with a complaint of generalized tonic-clonic seizures after oral ingestion of camphor is presented.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1306-0015",
doi="10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2015.1360",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2015.1360"
}