Permanent Brain Damage Following Acute Clonidine Poisoning in Munchausen by Proxy

A child presented with recurrent episodes of lethargia for which he underwent several hospital admissions and investigations. A further episode culminated in respiratory arrest and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy with permanent mental regression. Eighteen months later the mother was discovered while providing clonidine pills to the child; the mother appears to feature a Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Key words

Clonidine - Poisoning - Munchausen by proxy

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