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Seizures following myelography with iopamidol
Author(s) -
Levey Allan I.,
Weiss Howard,
Yu Robin,
Wang Henry,
Krumholz Allan
Publication year - 1988
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.410230416
Subject(s) - iopamidol , myelography , medicine , anesthesia , lumbar , incidence (geometry) , contrast medium , surgery , radiology , spinal cord , psychiatry , physics , optics
Iopamidol, a water‐soluble contrast medium, has been rarely associated with seizures. We describe 3 patients (from a series of 785) who had generalized tonic‐clonic seizures after iopamidol myelography. Two of the patients underwent lumbar and one cervical myelography. There was a history of seizures in 2 patients, who convulsed was high, ranging from 3,000 to 4,500 mg iodine. Despite the reported low incidence of complications with iopamidol, seizures may occur, especially in patients with previous seizures and also in those receiving higher doses of iopamidol.