2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082010rc1121
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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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“…Esta realidade da Mesorregião Centro-Ocidental do Rio Grande do Sul pode ser comprovada pelo fato de pouco mais de 5% dos animais remetidos para necropsia sejam da espécie suína e as principais doenças diagnosticadas reflitam o modo de criação. Para se determinar a causa da morte ou razão para eutanásia de um animal, independente da espécie, é imprescindível que o cadáver esteja em bom estado de conservação (Coelho 2002, Guillamón & Jalón 2010. A falta de conservação do material foi motivo de inconclusão em quase 11% dos casos revisados.…”
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“…Esta realidade da Mesorregião Centro-Ocidental do Rio Grande do Sul pode ser comprovada pelo fato de pouco mais de 5% dos animais remetidos para necropsia sejam da espécie suína e as principais doenças diagnosticadas reflitam o modo de criação. Para se determinar a causa da morte ou razão para eutanásia de um animal, independente da espécie, é imprescindível que o cadáver esteja em bom estado de conservação (Coelho 2002, Guillamón & Jalón 2010. A falta de conservação do material foi motivo de inconclusão em quase 11% dos casos revisados.…”
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“…Previous reports showed that CPM neurotoxicity could appear in patients with renal impairment, and most cases have occurred in patients whose standard dosages were not adjusted for their renal function ( Garces et al, 2008 ; Fugate et al, 2013 ). However, some articles also reported that CPM induced neurotoxicity in patients with normal renal function ( Coelho et al, 2010 ; Meillier and Rahimian, 2016 ). The main mechanism of cephalosporin neurotoxicity involves a decrease of λ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) released from nerve terminals and a subsequent increase of excitatory neurotransmission.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the present study, 11.11% of the cases presented a process of autolysis that made diagnosis impossible, a fact attributed to the time of arrival of the cadaver to the laboratory, which in free-living wild animals is longer, since most of these animals are found randomly in the environment hours after death, and the inadequate conditions of preservation of the body leads to rapid tissue destruction by the action of proteolytic enzymes produced during cadaveric decomposition. These alterations may mask the real lesions and induce mistaken interpretations, which makes diagnosis difficult or impossible (Coelho 2002). Thus, it is recommended to perform the necropsy soon after the death of the animal, so that all changes are preserved and the diagnosis of the cause of death is reached.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%