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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1977;20(1):65-67. Published online January 31, 1977.

A Case Report of Gingko Linne Fruits Intoxication.

Dea Hyun Cho, Seouk Tak Son, Jong Youl Kim, Ki Chang Han

¹Department of pediatrics, Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

A case of acute Gingko poisoning in a year and 7 months old boy was presented. The patient manifested vomiting and tonic convulsive seizure after 2 hours of Gingko ingestion and followed by sensory disturbance, miosis, positive Babinski sign, leukocytosis and increased CSF pressure. Patient recovered 3 days later with symptomatic treatment such as anticonvulsanr and parenteral fluid administration. The authors report the case with review of prtinent literature.

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