title: Epileptic seizure during anaesthesia induction with etomidate.
abstract: In this report a 20-year-old male patient who had suffered tonic-clonic seizure after a single induction dose of etomidate until a bispectral index value of 60 is presented. Our best knowledge, this case is the first report of pure etomidate (with induction dose) induced generalized tonic clonic seizure proven with EEG. Anaesthesiologists should be careful against such a complication even in the induction stage of anaesthesia during etomidate use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Usküdar, Istanbul, Turkey. drhuseyinsen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Algul
authors.forename: Mehmet Guney
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Senol
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Guner
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dagli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005045:Etomidate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D005045:Etomidate