title: [Pseudoperiodic EEG heralding a cefepime-induced encephalopathy].
abstract: Electroencephalography is a useful tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of toxic and metabolic encephalopathies. A pseudo-periodic pattern can indicate various brain pathologies and causes of mental confusion. Among these, cefepime encephalopathy should always be considered, particularly in cases of renal failure, because of the reversibility of the symptoms at drug withdrawal.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital André Grégoire, Montreuil.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sagot
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Broucker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esquivel-Walls
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rouvel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D000077723:Cefepime; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000077723:Cefepime