Journal/Magazine Articles

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This collection contains original research articles, review articles and case reports published in local and international peer reviewed journals by the staff members of the Faculty of Medicine

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Author: search.filters.author.Tilakaratne, Y.Subject: search.filters.subject.Insecticides-poisoning

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    Self-limiting cerebellar ataxia following organophosphate poisoning
    (SAGE Publishing, 2003) Fonseka, M.M.D.; Medagoda, K.; Tilakaratne, Y.; Gunatilake, S.B.; de Silva, H.J.
    Deliberate self-harm by ingestion of organophosphate insecticides is a common health problem in Sri Lanka. The poisoning results in an initial life-threatening cholinergic crisis and several intermediate and late neurological and psychiatric manifestations. A patient who developed self-limiting cerebellar signs 8 days after ingestion of dimethoate, an organophosphorous insecticide, is reported on
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    Parasuicide by self-injection of an organophosphate insecticide
    (SAGE Publishing, 2001) Premaratna, R.; Tilakaratne, Y.; Fonseka, M.M.D.; Gunatilake, S.B.; de Silva, H.J.
    Parasuicide by ingestion of organophosphate (OP) insecticides is common in Sri Lanka, but the use of the parateral route to self administer the poison is extremely rare. We report a patient who deliberately injected herself intramuscularly with an OP compound with suicidal intent. The clinical manifestations of OP poisoning were unpredictable and posed a therapeutic problem