Seizures after intravenous contrast media for cranial computed tomography.
Patients who had contrast medium-induced seizures were reviewed retrospectively in a consecutive series of 15,226 contrast-enhanced head CT examinations. An incidence of 0.19% was found. There was a strong association with a history of spontaneous seizure and with the presence of a structural intracranial abnormality. The contrast medium-induced seizures were short-lived and self-limiting or readily controlled with small doses of intravenous diazepam. They were clinically benign.
Nelson
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General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Bartlett
R J
RJ
Lamb
J T
JT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media