Drug- and toxin-induced seizures.
Seizure is an omnimous sign when it occurs in relation to drugs or toxins. Knowledge of those drugs or toxins that have a predilection to cause seizures may prove invaluable when one is treating such a patient. Aggressive treatment with the appropriate therapy may have a significant impact on outcome. As seen from this article, many drugs and toxins are associated with seizures. Fortunately, the majority of these seizures can be managed with supportive care, using the standard anticonvulsant drugs. Management of the seizure in a few drugs and toxins requires additional intervention. It is the addition of these specific treatment modalities that may prove to be lifesaving despite drug- or toxin-induced seizures.
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville.
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D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000628:therapy; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000506:poisoning*
D014118:Toxins, Biological