Seizures associated with chloroquine therapy.
Three cases of tonic-clonic seizures following therapeutic doses of chloroquine for malaria are presented. A casual relationship between seizures and chloroquine therapy is suggested. There have been no previous reports of this adverse effect of chloroquine therapy in patients normally resident in a holoendemic area for malaria.
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D002738:Chloroquine