The present report describes a witnessed, fatal attack of seizures. Very high levels of trimipramine were found in the blood collected at autopsy. The cause of death would most likely have been misinterpreted as a suicidal intoxication if the attack had not been witnessed. Conversely, if toxicologic
A fatal methamphetamine poisoning associated with hyperpyrexia
โ Scribed by T. Kojima; I. Une; M. Yashiki; J. Noda; K. Sakai; K. Yamamoto
- Book ID
- 113369396
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 525 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0379-0738
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