Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in patient without renal failure

Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in patient without renal failure

ABSTRACT 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.

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Main Authors: Coelho,Fernando Morgadinho Santos, Bernstein,Maurício, Yokota,Paula Kiyomi Onaga, Coelho,Rosilene Motta Elias, Wachemberg,Marcelo, Sampaio,Letícia Pereira de Brito, Caboclo,Luis Otávio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082010000300358
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