Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in patient without renal failure

Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in patient without renal failure

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This case report describes neurotoxicity in an older patient on cefepime 2 g twice a day. The 81-year-old male patient developed non-convulsive status epilepticus during cefepime treatment with 1 g twice a day. There was recovery 30 days after discontinuation of cefepime.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho, Maurício Bernstein, Paula Kiyomi Onaga Yokota, Rosilene Motta Elias Coelho, Marcelo Wachemberg, Letícia Pereira de Brito Sampaio, Luis Otávio Caboclo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2010-09-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Cephalosporins/adverse effects
Cephalosporins/toxicity
Status epileticus/Chemically induced
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Case reports
Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1121-Einsteinv8n3_pg358-60_eng.pdf

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