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Methomyl–alphamethrin poisoning presented with cholinergic crisis, cortical blindness, and delayed peripheral neuropathy

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Pages 859-862 | Received 09 Jun 2010, Accepted 07 Sep 2010, Published online: 06 Oct 2010

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