Intermittent decortication and progressive hyperthermia, hypertension and tachycardia following methylglucamine iothalamate ventriculogram.
A case of intermittent decortication and progressive hyperthermia, hypertension and tachycardia is reported in connection with the use of methylglucamine iothalamate as an agent for ventriculography in a stereotactic procedure.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002541:Cerebral Decortication; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D013012:Sorbitol; D008536:Meglumine