Subacute and chronic neuropsychological sequalae of acute organophosphate pesticide self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study from Sri Lanka.

Tharaka Lagath Dassanayake Vajira S Weerasinghe Indika Bandara Gawarammana Nicholas Alan Buckley

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2020)

Acute OP pesticide poisoning may cause neuropsychological impairment that outlasts the cholinergic phase on a subacute time scale; but does not cause measurable chronic neuropsychological deficits.

Keyphrases

liver failure
mild cognitive impairment
drug induced
respiratory failure
risk assessment
aortic dissection
traumatic brain injury
hepatitis b virus
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation