Thomas, Jörg; Corson, Nils I; Meinhold, Anke; Both, Christian P (2019). Neurological excitation in a 6-week-old male infant after morphine overdose. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 29(10):1060-1061.
While respiratory depression is a known complication of morphine overdose, the neuro-excitatory side effect of the morphine metabolite morphine-3-glucuronide is less widely known. Here, we report the case of an infant with neurological excitation after morphine overdose. The neuro-excitation in this infant was probably induced by an elevated morphine-3-glucuronide concentration.
While respiratory depression is a known complication of morphine overdose, the neuro-excitatory side effect of the morphine metabolite morphine-3-glucuronide is less widely known. Here, we report the case of an infant with neurological excitation after morphine overdose. The neuro-excitation in this infant was probably induced by an elevated morphine-3-glucuronide concentration.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, further contribution |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Children's Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Surgery |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Health Sciences > Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Health Sciences > Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | October 2019 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Feb 2020 09:11 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2023 01:42 |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
| ISSN: | 1155-5645 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13723 |
| PubMed ID: | 31433900 |
Thomas, Jörg