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- J P Mäkelä, M Iivanainen, I P Pieninkeroinen, O Waltimo, and M Lahdensuu.
- Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
- Epilepsia. 1993 Sep 1; 34 (5): 832-5.
AbstractPropofol is a new, fast-acting intravenous (i.v.) anesthetic. Involuntary movements or epileptic seizures have occurred during or after propofol-induced anesthesia in approximately 50 reported cases; a third of the patients have had epilepsy. We report 5 patients with seizures in association with propofol anesthesia. A female epileptic patient developed severe status epilepticus; the other patients with short-lasting seizures had no previous epilepsy. Although propofol has been used in treatment of patients of status epilepticus, the risk of precipitation of epileptic seizures warrants consideration especially when planning anesthesia for epileptic patients.
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