Convulsions induced by aminocaproic acid infusion.
Aminocaproic acid is a widely used antifibrinolytic agent. Serious adverse effects associated with its use are rare, but we report on a patient with liver disease and cirrhosis who experienced a grand mal seizure during the intravenous administration of aminocaproic acid. Clinicians should be alert to the occurrence of this adverse effect in patients with no previous neurological problems.
Rabinovici
R
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Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Heyman
A
A
Kluger
Y
Y
Shinar
E
E
D000614:Aminocaproates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000614:Aminocaproates