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Role of melatonin against oxidative tissue damage induced by Cleistanthus collinus in rat brain.

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OBJECTIVE The leaves of Cleistanthus collinus, an extremely poisonous plant are consumed for suicidal purposes in various parts of India. The mortality rate is high and there is no antidote. In this study, we attempted to delineate oxidative stress as a possible mechanism of action of C. collinus

Cleistanthus collinus poisoning: experience at a medical intensive care unit in a tertiary care hospital in south India.

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OBJECTIVE Ingestion of Cleistanthus collinus causes hypokalemia and cardiac arrhythmias leading to mortality in most cases. We undertook this retrospective study to evaluate the clinical presentation and predictors of outcome in critically ill patients admitted with C. collinus

Cleistanthus collinus poisoning.

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Cleistanthus collinus, a toxic shrub, is used for deliberate self-harm in rural South India. MEDLINE (PUBMED) and Google were searched for published papers using the search/ MeSH terms "Cleistanthus collinus," "Euphorbiaceae," "Diphyllin," "Cleistanthin A," Cleistanthin B" and "Oduvanthalai."

Cleistanthus collinus poisoning: case reports and review of the literature.

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We report the cases of two previously healthy young patients who ingested the liquid extracted from the crushed leaves of Cleistanthus collinus (Family: Euphorbiaceae) in an attempt to commit suicide. Both patients developed life threatening complications such as hypokalemia, hypotension, cardiac

A clinical and laboratory profile of Cleistanthus collinus poisoning.

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OBJECTIVE 1. To study the clinical features in patients with Cleistanthus collinus poisoning, 2. To study in them the effect of Cleistanthus collinus poisoning on the various organ systems and metabolic parameters using standard laboratory investigations. METHODS All patients admitted to the

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