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Fixed, Dilated Pupils in the ICU: Another Recoverable Cause

2000; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0310057x0002800118

1448-0271

Sergio Córdova, R. Lee,

Electrolyte and hormonal disorders

A 41-year-old woman presented unconscious with fixed dilated pupils following a massive overdose of carbamazepine and an unknown quantity of venlafaxine prescribed for the management of bipolar affective disorder. Her course in the intensive care unit was marked by a number of complications related to the overdose including prolonged coma, seizures and cardiac arrest. The patient eventually recovered to leave hospital.