A Cluster of Children With Seizures Caused by Camphor Poisoning

Isolated cases of camphor-induced seizures have been reported in young children after gastrointestinal, dermal, and inhalation exposure. In 1982, after a series of unintentional ingestions of camphor products, the US Food and Drug Administration restricted the camphor content to

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2009-05, Vol.123 (5), p.1269-1272
Main Authors: Khine, Hnin, Weiss, Don, Graber, Nathan, Hoffman, Robert S, Esteban-Cruciani, Nora, Avner, Jeffrey R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Infective Agents, Local - poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Camphor
Camphor - poisoning
Chemical compounds
Child
Children
Children & youth
Cluster Analysis
Complications and side effects
Convulsions & seizures
Diseases
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic - chemically induced
Female
General aspects
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
New York City - epidemiology
Pediatric diseases
Pediatrics
Poisoning
Poisoning - epidemiology
Psychological aspects
Recurrence
Risk factors
Seizures (Medicine)
Seizures - chemically induced
Seizures - therapy
Toxicity
Urban Population
Young Adult
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Summary:Isolated cases of camphor-induced seizures have been reported in young children after gastrointestinal, dermal, and inhalation exposure. In 1982, after a series of unintentional ingestions of camphor products, the US Food and Drug Administration restricted the camphor content to
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2008-2097