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Acute quetiapine overdose in an eleven-year-old girl
Gregory A Juhl1, John G Benitez, Susan McFarland
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642, USA.
Veterinary and Human Toxicology
|June 6, 2002
Abstract:
We present a case of acute Quetiapine (SeroQuel) overdose in an 11-y-old girl who ingested 1,300 mg (22.2 mg/kg bw). Initial lethargy developed within I h followed by an episode of agitation and combativeness 3 h after ingestion. After treatment with lorazepam the patient experienced extended somnolence followed by return to normal mental status 16 h after ingestion. No cardiotoxic or laboratory abnormalities were found. This is the first report of acute Quetiapine overdose in an adolescent and suggests a relatively benign clinical course.