Ciprofloxacin-induced seizures in a healthy patient

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1277, 2008, Pages 104-105

  Darwish, Tarek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 48949107666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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