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Generalized Convulsions After Consuming a Large Amount of Gingko Nuts
Author(s) -
Miwa Hideto,
Iijima Makiko,
Tanaka Shigeki,
Mizuno Yoshikuni
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.33100.x
Subject(s) - convulsion , epilepsy , vomiting , medicine , psychology , anesthesia , psychiatry
Summary: We report a 36‐year‐old woman, without any past or family histories of epilepsy, who presented frequent vomiting and generalized convulsions. About 4 h before the convulsion, she had consumed ∼70–80 gingko nuts, seeds of Gingko biloba, in an attempt to improve her health. It is important to know that convulsion may be induced if a large amount of gingko nuts is consumed. The neurotoxicity of gingko nuts, particularly their convulsion‐inducing effect, should be recognized.