Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in patient without renal failure.

Autor:	Coelho FM; University of Toronto, Toronto, CA, CA., Bernstein M; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, SP, BR., Yokota PK; Nursing School, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, SP, BR., Coelho RM; Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, BR., Wachemberg M; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, SP, BR., Sampaio LP; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, SP, BR., Caboclo LO; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Einstein (Sao Paulo)] 2010 Sep; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 358-60.
DOI:	10.1590/S1679-45082010RC1121
Abstrakt:	This case report describes neurotoxicity in an older patient on cefepime 2 g twice a day. The 81-year-old male patient developed non-convulsive status epilepticus during cefepime treatment with 1 g twice a day. There was recovery 30 days after discontinuation of cefepime.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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