TY - JOUR
T1 - Looking beyond the obvious
T2 - Cefepime-induced nonconvulsive status epilepticus
AU - Anuhya, Vinayaka
AU - Kunder, Sushil
AU - Madhyastha, Sharath
AU - Nayak, Veena
AU - Acharya, Raviraja
AU - Ramamoorthi, Kusugodlu
AU - Arivazhahan, Avinash
AU - Gangula, Rahul
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Cephalosporins are a commonly used class of antibiotics in various types of infections. Cefepime, a fourth-generation cephalosporin, has been reported to cause neurotoxicity, which can present itself as varied manifestations. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is a rare manifestation of this neurotoxicity. This condition often proves difficult to diagnose because it is chiefly an electroencephalogram-based diagnosis. The authors report a case of cefepime-induced NCSE in a 57-year-old female patient with compromised renal status.
AB - Cephalosporins are a commonly used class of antibiotics in various types of infections. Cefepime, a fourth-generation cephalosporin, has been reported to cause neurotoxicity, which can present itself as varied manifestations. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is a rare manifestation of this neurotoxicity. This condition often proves difficult to diagnose because it is chiefly an electroencephalogram-based diagnosis. The authors report a case of cefepime-induced NCSE in a 57-year-old female patient with compromised renal status.
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U2 - 10.4103/jpp.JPP_64_17
DO - 10.4103/jpp.JPP_64_17
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030166608
SN - 0976-500X
VL - 8
SP - 145
EP - 147
JO - Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
IS - 3
ER -