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Case Study. By: Tim Morris Aidan McCollough Chase Karnstadt William Matthews. What is Atropine?. Atropine was originally a drug to help control the some of the symptoms caused by Parkinson's Disease .

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  1. Case Study By: Tim Morris Aidan McCollough Chase Karnstadt William Matthews

  2. What is Atropine? • Atropine was originally a drug to help control the some of the symptoms caused by Parkinson's Disease. • It is also sometimes used in surgery to maintain a regular heart beat and to treat certain heart disorders

  3. Side Effects • Some less serious side effects include: Headache; nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, blurred vision, dilated pupils, hot dry skin, dizziness, drowsiness, and confusion • Some serious side effects include: Anxiety, seizures, weak pulse, and an irregular heartbeat

  4. Atropine Case Study: • Augustus, Emperor from 27BC to 14AD-speculated to be killed by wife, Livia

  5. Atropine Case Study: Agrippa hired the serial killer Locusta to kill the Roman emperor Claudius, she used nightshade. Before he became king in 1040, Macbeth supposedly used nightshade to poison an army of Danes who invaded Scotland.

  6. Sources Cited: • Emsley, John. "Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases." Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & More. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. <http://www.amazon.com/Molecules-Murder-Criminal-Classic-Cases/dp/0854049657>.

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