Children are more susceptible than adults to the following action of atropine
Correct Answer: Central excitant and hypehermic
Description: PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS (Atropine as prototype) Body temperature:- Rise in body temperature occurs at higher doses. It is due to both inhibition of sweating as well as stimulation of temperature regulating centre in the hypothalamus. Children are highly susceptible to atropine fever. Ref:- kd tripathi; pg num:-115
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