Intentional Ingestion of Strychnos Nux-vomica Seeds Causing Severe Muscle Spasms and Cardiac Arrest: A Postmortem Report Kasun Fernando, MBBS, Krishantha.

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Intentional Ingestion of Strychnos Nux-vomica Seeds Causing Severe Muscle Spasms and Cardiac Arrest: A Postmortem Report Kasun Fernando, MBBS, Krishantha Jayasekara, MBBS, MD, Janaki Warushahennadi, MBBS, MD, Iranthi Kumarasinghe, MBBS, MD, Kosala Weerakoon, MBBS, MPhil, Senanayake A.M. Kularatne, MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCP (Lond) Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 101-102 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.006 Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure Leaves, nuts, and seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015 26, 101-102DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.006) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions