Cerebellitis developing after tricyclic antidepressant poisoning

Tatli, Ozgur; KARACA, YUNUS; Gunaydin, Mucahit; Yurtsever, Selim; Tuten, Gamze

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.05.001

Cerebellitis developing after tricyclic antidepressant poisoning

Tatli O., KARACA Y., Gunaydin M., Yurtsever S., Tuten G.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.31, sa.9, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 9
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.05.001
Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acute cerebellitis is a rare inflammatory disease involving the cerebellum and is characterized by acute compromise of cerebellar functions. It most frequently originates from infectious causes, although cases of cerebellitis associated with other causes have also been reported. This report discusses a case of cerebellitis developing in a 4-year-old girl who had to be intubated after accidental ingestion of tricyclic antidepressant. There are no previous reports of cerebellitis after tricyclic antidepressant. This case shows that cerebellitis can develop in patients with poisoning of this kind.