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Seizures following Intoxication with a Common Antituberculosis Drug.

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Isoniazid is an antimycobacterial agent commonly prescribed in most tuberculosis chemotherapy regimens. Its side effects are widely known including mainly liver toxicity and peripheral neuropathy. The toxic effects of isoniazid are dose-related. Toxic doses are estimated at 35-40 mg/kg and fatal

[Acute isoniazid poisoning: seizure in a patient on anti-tuberculosis treatment].

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Seizure Induced by a Therapeutic Dose of Venlafaxine ER: A Case Report.

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Venlafaxine is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor commonly used for the treatment of depression. Although listed as an adverse reaction, seizure activity associated with a therapeutic dose of venlafaxine has rarely been documented. A review of the literature reveals only 2

Tuberculoma of the brain: a series of 16 cases treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs.

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OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical presentation, radiological findings and outcome of treatment with antituberculosis drugs in 16 cases of intracranial tuberculoma. METHODS Consecutive cases admitted with tuberculoma to the National Center for Neurological Diseases in Khartoum, Sudan, were included

Tonic Seizure as a Different Seizure Type Presented in Autoimmune Epilepsy Caused by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

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The diagnosis of autoimmune epilepsy is often challenging, and may be misdiagnosed as epileptic disorders or viral encephalitis. Autoimmune epilepsy has a strong association with other autoimmune diseases, especially systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In addition, autoimmune epilepsy was reported

Nervous system effects of antituberculosis therapy.

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Nervous system toxicity with current antituberculosis pharmacotherapy is relatively uncommon, although the frequency of the usage of antituberculosis therapy requires that physicians be aware of such toxicity. Antituberculosis therapy manifests both central and peripheral nervous system effects,

Acute isoniazid intoxication: seizures, acidosis and coma.

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Isoniazid (INH) is the most widely used of the antituberculosis drugs. An acute overdose is potentially fatal and is characterized by the clinical triad of repetitive seizures unresponsive to the usual anticonvulsants, metabolic acidosis with a high anion gap and coma. The diagnosis of INH overdose

[Neuropsychiatric side effects of antituberculosis agents].

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Accurency of neurological or psychiatric complications secondary to the administration of antituberculosis may be at the origin of diagnosis and therapeutic problems. This work aims at studying the frequency of these manifestations, their clinical presentations and their therapeutic

Antituberculosis therapy-induced acute liver failure: magnitude, profile, prognosis, and predictors of outcome.

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Antituberculosis therapy (ATT)-associated acute liver failure (ATT-ALF) is the commonest drug-induced ALF in South Asia. Prospective studies on ATT-ALF are lacking. The current study prospectively evaluated the magnitude, clinical course, outcome, and prognostic factors in ATT-ALF. From January 1986

Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as febrile seizures with fatal evolution in an infant.

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Disseminated tuberculosis with the involvement of brain, liver and gut is a rare disease in immunocompetent infant. Early diagnostic and instauration of anti-tuberculosis therapy is capital because the outcome is poor. Here, we report the case of an 11-month-old boy with disseminated tuberculosis of

Seizures with single therapeutic dose of isoniazid.

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Isoniazid (INH) is an integral component of treatment of tuberculosis. An acute overdose is potentially fatal and is characterised by the clinical triad of repetitive seizures unresponsive to the usual anticonvulsants, metabolic acidosis with a high anion gap and coma. A case of isoniazid induced

[Two cases of cranial pachymeningitis presenting only severe continuous headache or convulsion].

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In cranial pachymeningitis, headache, cranial nerve palsies, and ataxia were the most common clinical manifestations. We reported two rare cases presenting only headache or convulsion as a main symptom. A 66-year-old man was suffering from severe continuous headache for years with no other clinical

Anti-tuberculosis medication-induced oculogyric crisis and the importance of proper history taking.

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Oculogyric crisis (OGC), frequently caused by medications such as antiemetics, antidepressants, and anti-epileptics, is an acute dystonic reaction of the ocular muscles. It consists of wide-staring gaze (lasting variably from seconds to minutes), seizures, and a widely-opened mouth. To date, there

Seizures, metabolic acidosis and coma resulting from acute isoniazid intoxication.

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Isoniazid is an anti-tuberculosis drug, used commonly for treatment and prophylaxis of tuberculosis. Acute isoniazid intoxication is characterized by a clinical triad consisting of metabolic acidosis resistant to treatment with sodium bicarbonate, seizures which may be fatal and refractory to

Seizures in an immunocompromised adolescent: a case report.

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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a progressive and disabling infection predominantly seen in low-income and middle-income countries. Immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk of contracting tuberculosis than the healthy population. The presentation may also be atypical, leading to delay in

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