Abstract
We report a patient with end-stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis, who developed encephalopathy after receiving a few doses of cefepime. He recovered clinically and electroencephalographically after having discontinued the culprit agent and undergone hemodialysis. This case highlights the importance of promptly recognizing this reversible encephalopathy, which can lead to the avoidance of unnecessary workup, reduce the length of hospital stay, and thereby improve the patients' outcome.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 324-326 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2019 |
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Keywords
- Cefepime
- encephalopathy
- myoclonus
- peritoneal dialysis
- triphasic waves
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Clinical Neurology
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A treatable encephalopathy in a peritoneal dialysis patient - Cefepime-induced encephalopathy. / Khoo, Ching; Tee, Tze; Tan, Hui Jan; Ali, Raymond Azman.
In: Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, Vol. 10, No. 2, 01.04.2019, p. 324-326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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