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Postoperative convulsions due to iophendylate (Myodil)
Author(s) -
JONES D.F.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb03720.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laminectomy , etiology , surgery , anesthesia , encephalopathy , lumbar , lumbar puncture , convulsion , skull , epilepsy , spinal cord , cerebrospinal fluid , psychiatry , pathology
Summary A previously fit 58‐year‐old man underwent lumbar laminectomy following a myelogram. Postoperatively convulsions occurred. He was successfully treated and made a complete recovery. Large quantities of intracranial iophendylate (Myodil) were seen on postoperative skull X‐rays. In the absence of other likely causes, a diagnosis of iophendylate‐induced encephalopathy was made. A review of the aetiology of convulsions in the intra‐ and postoperative period is presented.