PoisoningSummary Aims: The sale of strychnine, currently used as a rodent poison in France, is regulated since 1982. This study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of strychnine poisoning in humans and to describe the associated clinical signs as well as the outcome. Methods: All cases of ...
The poisoning syndrome in animals is essentially the same as that observed in humans and is described in the following section (see alsoMeiser and Hagedorn, 2002). A recent report byStoltenowet al. (2002)has described poisoning and treatment of six horses accidentally fed strychnine-laced barley...
Ingestion of0.1 g may be fatal to humans.LD50 value, oral (mice): 2 mg/kgIntravenous administration of diazepamis applied for the treatment of strychninepoisoning. Fire Hazard When heated, emits highly toxic fumes. Fire may produce irritating or poisonous gases. Runoff from fire control or ...
- It is a deadly poison with a lethal dose of about 30 to 120 mg in humans. - Doses of 5 mg or more (as little as one seed) can cause anxiety, restlessness, painful convulsions, respiratory difficulty and even death from suffocation or exhaustion. - In case of poisoning, a stomach...
Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth. It produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction. For this reason, strychnin...
Provides information on a study which aims to present evidence of acute pancreatitis which may follow strychnine poisoning in humans. Reference to a case report of an 18-year0old female who accidentally ingested strychnine; Information on the toxicology testing to confirm the presence of strychnine ...
can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth. It produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction. For this reason, strychnine poisoning is often portrayed in ...
This chapter provides an overview of recent studies on the synthesis of strychnine. Seeds of Strychnos nux vomica, which are the source of the notorious poison strychnine, were used as a traditional poison. Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and can be introduced to the body by ...
The physiological symptoms of strychnine poisoning emphasize the importance of glycinergic inhibition in the control of both motor behavior and sensory processing. Due to its high toxicity, which causes convulsions and, at higher doses, death, strychnine is of low therapeutical value but serves as ...
therapeutics, literature reviews, poisoning, disease incidence, disease prevalence, disease diagnosis, signs and symptoms (animals and humans), strychnine, incidenceThe article offers information on strychnine ...