TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and electroencephalographic characteristics of a metabolic encephalopathy associated with cefepime, a fourth-generation cephalosporin
AU - Bianchin, Marino Muxfeldt
AU - Pansard, Henry Mór
AU - Da Silva, Carlos Alberto Michet
AU - Guarnieri, Ricardo
AU - Vazdarjanova, Almira
AU - Walz, Roger
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The present report is a case study of a male patient with anuric end-stage renal failure who developed metabolic encephalopathy associated with cefepime use. This case study suggests that the role of cefepime in producing methabolic encephalopathy may be underestimated. Thus, administering cefepime to severely ill patients, or those with impaired renal function should be done very judiciously, recognizing the encephalopathic potential of cefepime.
AB - The present report is a case study of a male patient with anuric end-stage renal failure who developed metabolic encephalopathy associated with cefepime use. This case study suggests that the role of cefepime in producing methabolic encephalopathy may be underestimated. Thus, administering cefepime to severely ill patients, or those with impaired renal function should be done very judiciously, recognizing the encephalopathic potential of cefepime.
KW - Benzodiazepines
KW - Beta-lactam structure
KW - Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846826748
SN - 1676-2649
VL - 10
SP - 105
EP - 108
JO - Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
JF - Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
IS - 2
ER -