Transient encephalopathy and asterixis following metrizamide myelography. Case report.
A case is presented in which cervicolumbar myelography with metrizamide was followed by transient encephalopathy and asterixis. Metabolic etiology was excluded. A large degree of intracranial penetration of metrizamide was demonstrated by computerized tomography. Residual symptoms persisted for 10 days.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008793:Metrizamide; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009192:Myelography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008793:Metrizamide