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Pregabalin Toxicity Induced Encephalopathy Reverted With Hemodialysis: A Case Report.

Authors :
Takia, Lalit
Awasthi, Puspraj
Ezhumalai, Gopalakrishnan
Agrawal, Neha
Jayashree, Muralidharan
Source :
Clinical Pediatrics. Sep2021, Vol. 60 Issue 9/10, p403-404. 2p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article presents a case study of a 8-year-old girl (weight 22 kg) brought to our emergency room (ER) with accidental ingestion of 15 tablets (each of 75 mg) of pregabalin at 51 mg/kg. Topics include the grandmother was prescribed this drug for anxiety disorder and the child ingested them out of curiosity, and the intermittent sleepiness but stable cardiovascular parameters of heart rate 124 beats per minute.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00099228
Volume :
60
Issue :
9/10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Clinical Pediatrics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
151854874
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228211023237