Cefepime‐induced neurotoxicity in a pediatric patient on chronic hemodialysis: a case report

Impaired renal function increases the risk for cefepime‐induced neurotoxicity. Symptoms include disorientation, myoclonus, status epilepticus, ataxia, gait disturbance, coma, and death. A high index of suspicion and early recognition of symptoms can minimize the risk of progression of symptoms to pe...

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Autores principales: Guzman‐Limon, Monica, Amatya, Subha, Samuels, Joshua, Swinford, Rita, Bhatnagar, Sonal, Samuel, Joyce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1217

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1217

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