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A prospective study to assess pattern of psychotropic medications over dose at national center for clinical and environmental toxicology (NECTR) / Ahmed Fathy Hussein Awad ; Supervised Eman Abdelfattah Elzohairy , Eman Abdelmoneim Abdelrasheed , Amani Abdelfattah Bayoumy

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Ahmed Fathy Hussein Awad , 2019Description: 169 P. : charts ; 25cmOther title:
  • دراسة مستقبلية لتقييم نمط الجرعات الزائدة من الادوية ذات المؤثرات النفسية في المركز القومي للسموم الاكلينيكية والبيئية [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Forensic Medicine Toxicology Summary: Background: The psychotropic substances intoxications are an important problem both to forensic medicine and clinical toxicology. Aim of the work: The purpose of this study was to assess patterns of psychotropic medications overdose in Egypt regarding different socio-demographic factors and the most common drug category used. Subjects and methods: This study was conducted on 110 cases presented to National Environmental and Clinical Toxicology research Centre (NECTR), Cairo university hospitals from April 2018 to September 2018. According to age, they were classified into 3 age groups; age group A (< 18 yrs), age group B (18-40 yrs) and age group C (> 40 yrs). Data were analyzed with respect to socio-demographic data, types of drugs, clinical presentations, management and outcome. Results:The most common age group was age group B (18-40 years) (55.5%). Females were more common than males (65.5% and 34.5% respectively). The most common manner of toxicity was suicidal (39.1%). Antipsychotics represented the highest percent of cases at 68.2%
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.11.13.M.Sc.2019.Ah.P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110078838000
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Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Forensic Medicine Toxicology

Background: The psychotropic substances intoxications are an important problem both to forensic medicine and clinical toxicology. Aim of the work: The purpose of this study was to assess patterns of psychotropic medications overdose in Egypt regarding different socio-demographic factors and the most common drug category used. Subjects and methods: This study was conducted on 110 cases presented to National Environmental and Clinical Toxicology research Centre (NECTR), Cairo university hospitals from April 2018 to September 2018. According to age, they were classified into 3 age groups; age group A (< 18 yrs), age group B (18-40 yrs) and age group C (> 40 yrs). Data were analyzed with respect to socio-demographic data, types of drugs, clinical presentations, management and outcome. Results:The most common age group was age group B (18-40 years) (55.5%). Females were more common than males (65.5% and 34.5% respectively). The most common manner of toxicity was suicidal (39.1%). Antipsychotics represented the highest percent of cases at 68.2%

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