Coma with Absent Brainstem Reflexes and Burst Suppression after Bupropion Overdose in a Child

Neurocrit Care. 2017 Feb;26(1):119-121. doi: 10.1007/s12028-016-0307-1.

Authors

Raquel Farias-Moeller¹, Jessica L Carpenter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Child Neurology, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue, Washington, DC, 20010, USA. rfariasm@cnmc.org.
² Department of Child Neurology, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.

PMID: 27516105
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-016-0307-1

No abstract available

Keywords: Brain death; Bupropion; Burst suppression.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Brain Edema / chemically induced*
Brain Edema / physiopathology
Brain Stem / drug effects*
Brain Stem / physiopathology
Bupropion / poisoning*
Coma / chemically induced*
Coma / physiopathology
Drug Overdose / physiopathology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors / poisoning*

Substances

Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Bupropion