@article{ref1,
title="Comparison between the management and outcome of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs overdose: a study from the National Environmental and Clinical Toxicology Research Centre, Cairo University Hospital",
journal="Egyptian journal of forensic sciences and applied toxicology",
year="2023",
author="Bayoumy, Amani Abdel-Fattah and Rasheed, Abdel-Moneim Abel- and El-Kady, Nevine Khairy and El-Zohairy, Eman Abdel-Fattah and Awad, Ahmed Fathy Hussein",
volume="23",
number="",
pages="111-119",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare between the management and the outcome of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs overdose in Egypt. <br><br>METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted on 75 cases presented to National Environmental and Clinical Toxicology research Centre, Cairo university hospitals with antipsychotic medications toxicity, from April 2018 to September 2018. <br><br>RESULTS: The most common presenting age group was age group B; from 18-40 years (45.3%), females (68%), belonging to urban population (82.7%), educated (96.2%) and not working (89.3%). The majority of cases presented with abnormal CNS manifestation; altered conscious level (97.3%), abnormal pulse; tachycardia (98.7%) and abnormal pupil size; mydriasis or miosis (52%). Most of the cases did not do drug screening (98.7%), neither do decontamination (66.7%) nor receive antidote (100%), but most of them received supportive measures. Most of the cases were admitted (90.7%) and stayed in hospital more than 24 hours and less than one week. Regarding the outcome, most of the cases were cured (92.6%).  <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1687-0875",
doi="10.21608/ejfsat.2023.177423.1282",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/ejfsat.2023.177423.1282"
}