Post-operative convulsions due to penicillin applied to the spinal theca.
Two cases are described and discussed in which penicillin powder applied to the theca at the end of laminectomy caused delayed convulsions.
D000328:Adult; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D013874:Thiopental / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010406:Penicillins; D013874:Thiopental; D003975:Diazepam; D010100:Oxygen