title: Post-operative convulsions due to penicillin applied to the spinal theca.
abstract: Two cases are described and discussed in which penicillin powder applied to the theca at the end of laminectomy caused delayed convulsions.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D013874:Thiopental; D003975:Diazepam; D010100:Oxygen