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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus following metrizamide myelography
Author(s) -
Pritchard Paul B.,
O'Neal David B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410160216
Subject(s) - metrizamide , status epilepticus , myelography , medicine , anesthesia , epilepsy , level of consciousness , electroencephalography , spinal cord , psychiatry
Epileptic seizures are a known complication of metrizamide myelography. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of nonconvulsive status epilepticus of the absence type following metrizamide myelography. There was symptomatic and electroencephalographic improvement after intravenous administratration of antiepileptic drugs, and there was no neurological residual. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus should be considered when impairment of consciousness supervenes after radiographic procedures using metrizamide.