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Bilateral Symmetrical Brain Lesions in Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdosage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Laila M. Sabet
Laila M. Sabet*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, St. Claire's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, Newfoundland
*
Health Sciences Centre, Department of Pathology, London, Canada N6A 5C1
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The cerebral pathology in a case of tricyclic antidepressant overdose by amitriptyline is described. A review of the literature of similar cases is summarized. The relation of the cerebral lesions to the development of a hypertensive episode possibly induced by amitriptyline is discussed.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , November 1980 , pp. 305 - 307
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1980

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