Epileptic seizure after treatment with thiocolchicoside

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 635-637

  Giavina Bianchi, Pedro ^a,b   Giavina Bianchi, Mara ^a   Tanno, Luciana Kase ^a   Ensina, Luis Felipe Chiaverini ^a   Motta, Antôno Abílio ^a   Kalil, Jorge ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Coltrax; Epileptic seizure; Muscle relaxant; Thiocolchicoside

Indexed keywords

THIOCOLCHICOSIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MYALGIA; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS;

EID: 77949460163     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: 1178203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s4823     Document Type: Article

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