Unexpected anterograde amnesia associated with Buscopan used as a predmedication for endocscopy.
It has been known that peripheral adverse event is caused by peripheral antimuscarinic action, from hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan; Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany) used as a premedication for endoscopy. However, symptoms or signs associated with the central nervous system are rarely reported in the field of anesthesiology and peripartum labor. This central anticholinergic syndrome is likely caused by blockade of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the central nervous system. There is no report on Buscopan-induced central anticholinergic syndrome in endoscopy room so far. Three middle-aged females unexpectedly suffered from anterograde amnesia after intramuscular injection of hyoscine butylbromide as an antispasmodic premedication for endoscopy at our endoscopy unit in the Health Promotion Center.
Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
Hyuk
H
Lee
Hee Jung
HJ
Son
Poong-Lyul
PL
Rhee
Jae J
JJ
Kim
Jong Chul
JC
Rhee
D020324:Amnesia, Anterograde / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002086:Butylscopolammonium Bromide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011292:Premedication
D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D002086:Butylscopolammonium Bromide