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Status Epilepticus Caused by an Herbicide Poisoning.

Mohammed SidayneAdnane LahlouSaïd BenlamkaddemMohamed Adnane BerdaïMustapha Harandou
Published in: Case reports in emergency medicine (2019)
Triclopyr is a pyridine derivative, widely used as an herbicide. It controls plant growth by interfering with plant growth hormones, auxins. It should have few effects in humans as these are nonexistent in mammals. It can prove however very severe in cases of acute poisoning.
Keyphrases
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