Rabinovici R, Heyman A, Kluger Y, Shinar E. Convulsions induced by aminocaproic acid infusion.
DICP : THE ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY 1989;
23:780-1. [PMID:
2815855 DOI:
10.1177/106002808902301008]
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Abstract
Aminocaproic acid is a widely used antifibrinolytic agent. Serious adverse effects associated with its use are rare, but we report on a patient with liver disease and cirrhosis who experienced a grand mal seizure during the intravenous administration of aminocaproic acid. Clinicians should be alert to the occurrence of this adverse effect in patients with no previous neurological problems.
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