Acute organic brain syndrome associated with gentamicin therapy.
Two patients receiving gentamicin sulfate experienced acute organic brain syndromes that subsided after use of the drug was discontinued. Among the various factors considered as possible causes, time sequences point to gentamicin as the most likely.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D005839:Gentamicins