Status epilepticus induced by putrid salted gray mullet fish intoxication in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Neurological and psychiatric symptoms are common presentations, but are often ignored in fresh salted gray Mullet fish intoxication. We report 2 patients with chronic renal failure at a predialyzed stage who developed refractory status epilepticus after ingestion of putrid salted gray Mullet. We warn consultant neurologists that fresh salted gray Mullet fish intoxication must be considered when patients with chronic kidney disease present with seizures or other unexplained neurological or psychiatric symptoms.
School of Medicine Department of Neurology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Amin R
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Soliman
Sadek
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D023701:Smegmamorpha; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult