TY - JOUR
T1 - Amnesic syndrome after theophylline associated seizures
T2 - Iatrogenic brain injury
AU - O'Riordan, J. I.
AU - Hutchinson, J.
AU - FitzGerald, M. X.
AU - Hutchinson, M.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Two patients developed a disabling amnesic syndrome after seizures associated with oral theophylline treatment. Such seizures are more likely in the elderly, in the presence of pre-existing neurological disease, and when theophylline is given with certain antibiotics and cimetidine. The mechanism of neuronal injury may be by the excessive release of endogenous excitotoxic glutamate.
AB - Two patients developed a disabling amnesic syndrome after seizures associated with oral theophylline treatment. Such seizures are more likely in the elderly, in the presence of pre-existing neurological disease, and when theophylline is given with certain antibiotics and cimetidine. The mechanism of neuronal injury may be by the excessive release of endogenous excitotoxic glutamate.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0028318308&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/jnnp.57.5.643
DO - 10.1136/jnnp.57.5.643
M3 - Article
C2 - 8201347
AN - SCOPUS:0028318308
SN - 0022-3050
VL - 57
SP - 643
EP - 645
JO - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
IS - 5
ER -