Postoperative convulsions due to iophendylate (Myodil). Report of a case and review of the causes of postoperative convulsions.
A previously fit 58-year-old man underwent lumbar laminectomy following a myelogram. Postoperatively convulsions occurred. He was successfully treated and made a complete recovery. Large quantities of intracranial iophendylate (Myodil) were seen on postoperative skull X-rays. In the absence of other likely causes, a diagnosis of iophendylate-induced encephalopathy was made. A review of the aetiology of convulsions in the intra- and postoperative period is presented.
D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000150:complications; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007481:Iophendylate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011184:Postoperative Period
D000777:Anesthetics; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D007481:Iophendylate