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Delirium induced by poisoning with anticholinergic agents

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.139.10.1343

The authors report that anticholinergic poisoning may be increasing in frequency and present two such cases. They recommend the use of the physostigmine test and special laboratory requests for toxicologic screens as aids to the diagnosis.

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