Mental confusion and epileptic seizures following cervical myelography with metrizamide. Report of a case.
A case of alarming, but transient clinical and EEG disturbances following cervical myelography with metrizamide (Amipaque) is reported. Clinically, mental disturbances and epileptic seizures were prominent, while bilateral rhythmic slow waves and spikes occurred in the EEG recordings.
D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography
D008793:Metrizamide