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Lactic acidosis following convulsions
Author(s) -
Lipka K.,
Bülow H.H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00115.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lactic acidosis , acidosis , limiting , hypoxia (environmental) , metabolic acidosis , anesthesia , lactic acid , oxygen , biology , bacteria , engineering , genetics , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
Lactic acidosis is a common cause of metabolic acidosis and is usually connected with high mortality. However, changes in the level of lactate and pH can also be seen after generalized epileptic attacks, due to local muscle hypoxia during the seizures. Although these changes can be quite marked, the condition is self‐limiting and usually does not call for any specific treatment. We report five cases of lactic acidosis following convulsions from our centre.