Confusion, dysphasia, and asterixis following metrizamide myelography.
A patient exhibited confusion, dysphasia, and striking asterixis 18 hours after metrizamide myelography. The symptoms lasted for a day and a half. While metrizamide is a useful contrast medium, side effects are not unusual and can, on occasion, be quite severe.
D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008793:Metrizamide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009192:Myelography / Q000009:adverse effects*
D008793:Metrizamide