TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - 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
JO  - Egyptian journal of forensic sciences and applied toxicology
A1  - Bayoumy, Amani Abdel-Fattah
A1  - Rasheed, Abdel-Moneim Abel-
A1  - El-Kady, Nevine Khairy
A1  - El-Zohairy, Eman Abdel-Fattah
A1  - Awad, Ahmed Fathy Hussein
SP  - 111
EP  - 119
VL  - 23
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1687-0875
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/ejfsat.2023.177423.1282
ID  - ref1
ER  -