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Recurrent acute respiratory failure in an epileptic subject is described. The first episode of respiratory failure occurred while the patient was having frequent epileptic fits and was probably secondary to cerebral oedema with temporal herniation. The second occurred suddenly after 27 days during
The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of respiratory depression following the use of diazepam in children presenting with seizures. All children presenting with seizures to a children's A & E department over a period of 9 months were studied prospectively. Respiratory depression was
Takayasu arteritis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease on unknown etiology. We report a 23-year old female who presented with fever, shortness of breath and abdominal pain. Shortly thereafter the patient developed hematuria, hemoptysis and seizure progressing to respiratory failure. She was found
Previous studies have suggested that cannabinoid compounds are anticonvulsants and that these compounds depress respiratory activity. However, the anticonvulsant potential of cannabinoids and their depressive effect on respiration have not been evaluated simultaneously. In the present study, we used
The incidence of respiratory depression following treatment of prolonged seizures with benzodiazepines is variable in the literature. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of children treated for prolonged seizure over a one year period. Of the 56 seizures treated, 30 received lorazepam, 19
We present two cases in which two boys of four weeks and four and a half months, respectively, experienced seizures and respiratory insufficiency as complications to the local anaesthesia administered for ritual circumcision. They both needed intubation and anticonvulsive therapy and acquired an
BACKGROUND
Tramadol is a commonly used centrally acting analgesic associated with seizures and suspected to cause serotonin toxicity in overdose.
OBJECTIVE
This study sought to investigate the effects of tramadol overdose, and included evaluation for serotonin toxicity based on the Hunter Serotonin
A 30-year-old Caucasian woman with no prior medical history presented with pedal oedema, arthralgias and abdominal pain with diarrhoea, following a respiratory infection. She had mild abdominal tenderness along with a purpuric rash on the extremities and was anaemic. Following initial workup for
OBJECTIVE
To determine if respiratory depression is an important mechanism of cocaine-induced death in conscious rats.
METHODS
Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing between 200 and 300 g and fitted with cortical electrodes were pretreated intraperitoneally with either saline (vehicle), MK-801, or
The modes of presentation and the management of acute respiratory failure in 11 infants with severe lower respiratory tract infections (due to respiratory syncytial virus in eight) are described. Progressive respiratory difficulties leading to exhaustion, peripheral circulatory collapse, recurrent
A patient with seizures, coma and respiratory depression after pentazocine overdose was treated successfully with naloxone and artificial ventilation. Pentazocine is an antagonist of the mu opioid receptors and a partial agonist of the kappa and sigma receptors. Because naloxone has less affinity
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effectiveness and safety of intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) midazolam in the treatment of pediatric seizures by paramedics.
METHODS
All cases in which paramedics treated patients under the age of 18 years with midazolam for seizures per county protocol were evaluated
We compared the efficacy and safety of intramuscular with buccal midazolam as first-line treatment for active seizures in children brought to the emergency department.In a double-blind, double-dummy randomized trial, patients with an active seizure lasting