Benzodiazepine toxicity with profound suppression of the electroencephalogram.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2000
Abstract
The authors report the case of a 60-year-old man with respiratory distress secondary to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, right lower lobe pneumonia, and severe bronchospasm. High doses of lorazepam were given intravenously after failure to control bronchospasm and agitation with bronchodilators and mucolytic agents; the patient was unresponsive to all stimuli while receiving lorazepam. Electroencephalography revealed a profoundly suppressed pattern without accompanying low-voltage fast activity--this was reversible following withdrawal of the lorazepam.
Volume
100
Issue
7
First Page
435
Last Page
436
ISSN
0098-6151
Published In/Presented At
Stabley, J. P., Frear, E. J., Wine, M., & Kothari, M. J. (2000). Benzodiazepine toxicity with profound suppression of the electroencephalogram. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 100(7), 435–436.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
10943091
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article