INTOXICATION WITH ATROPA BELLADONNA L. AND SEVERE ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME
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Keywords: atropa belladonna, parasympathetic block, anticholinergic syndromeAbstract
Atropa belladonna L., family Solanaceae, or also known as a deadly nightshade, is a plant which foliage and berries contain a high concentration of alkaloids and is extremely toxic. When these substances are being accidentally ingested, they tend to block the postganglionic parasympathetic fibers and muscarinic receptors in the central nervous system, thus causing an emergency clinical state known as anticholinergic toxic syndrome. In this article we present two cases of this rare clinical syndrome.
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