Nerve agentsJonathan Newmark
Deputy Joint Program Executive Officer for Medical Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense, Falls Church, Virginia 22041 3203, USA
Neurologist 13:20-32. 2007
..Originally developed for battlefield use, they have been used in terrorist attacks and are considered threats to the civilian population...
Nerve agentsJonathan Newmark
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 5400, USA
Neurol Clin 23:623-41. 2005
..They also can help their communities by reinforcing that treatment for nerve-agent poisoning is effective...
Neurological problems of famous musicians: the classical genreJonathan Newmark
Office of the Deputy Joint Officer for Medical Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, USA
J Child Neurol 24:1043-50. 2009
..The focal dystonia afflicting Leon Fleisher and Gary Graffman catalyzed the discipline of performing arts medicine...
The birth of nerve agent warfare: lessons from Syed Abbas ForoutanJonathan Newmark
Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
Neurology 62:1590-6. 2004
..Foroutan's lessons learned reassure us that a robust medical evacuation system, coupled with timely and appropriate medical care of nerve agent poisoning, will save many more lives on future battlefields...
Therapy for nerve agent poisoningJonathan Newmark
Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Arch Neurol 61:649-52. 2004
..These agents cause rapid-onset cholinergic crisis amenable to prompt treatment with specific antidotes. Experience on the battlefield and in terrorist attacks demonstrates that therapy saves lives...
Nerve agent attacks on children: diagnosis and managementJoshua S Rotenberg
Departments of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Pediatrics 112:648-58. 2003
..Midazolam may be the most effective intramuscular anticonvulsant after NA exposure, but, despite its efficacy, it is not an approved agent for seizures. Supportive care and long-term complications are summarized...
Acute chemical emergenciesJonathan Newmark
N Engl J Med 350:2102-4; author reply 2102-4. 2004
Nerve agents: pathophysiology and treatment of poisoningJonathan Newmark
Chemical Casualty Care, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5400, USA
Semin Neurol 24:185-96. 2004
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Liquid sulfur mustard exposureJonathan Newmark
U S Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, USA
Mil Med 172:196-8. 2007
..He has been left with ongoing posttraumatic stress disorder and has had an incomplete dermatological recovery. In a major terrorist attack involving many patients exposed to sulfur mustard, care resources would be depleted quickly...