Seizures associated with 1% cyclopentolate eyedrops.
A 4.5 year old boy with cerebral palsy presented with seizures associated with facial flushing and tachycardia following the instillation of 1% cyclopentolate, a commonly used mydriatic in paediatric practice. He had no prior history of convulsions. This case demonstrates the uncommon, though serious, atropine-like side effect of cyclopentolate eyedrops (Cyclogyl, Alcon) in usual dosage in a brain damaged child without an epileptic focus.
Fitzgerald
D A
DA
Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Hanson
R M
RM
West
C
C
Martin
F
F
Brown
J
J
Kilham
H A
HA
D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003519:Cyclopentolate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010648:Phenylacetates; D003519:Cyclopentolate