Pediatric Tramadol Ingestion Resulting in Seizurelike Activity: A Case Series

Tramadol has been reported to cause seizures in therapeutic dosing and in overdose. We present a series of 2 infants poisoned with tramadol, both presenting with abnormal neurologic findingseither seizures or seizurelike activity. Tramadol poisoning should be considered in the differential diagnosis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric emergency care 2008-06, Vol.24 (6), p.380-381
Hauptverfasser:	Mazor, Suzan S, Feldman, Kenneth W, Sugar, Naomi F, Sotero, Marcio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analgesics, Opioid - poisoning Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Dystonia - diagnosis Emergency and intensive care: neonates and children. Prematurity. Sudden death Epilepsy - blood Epilepsy - chemically induced Epilepsy - diagnosis Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Humans Infant Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Tramadol - poisoning
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Zusammenfassung:	Tramadol has been reported to cause seizures in therapeutic dosing and in overdose. We present a series of 2 infants poisoned with tramadol, both presenting with abnormal neurologic findingseither seizures or seizurelike activity. Tramadol poisoning should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dystonia and seizures.
ISSN:	0749-5161 1535-1815
DOI:	10.1097/PEC.0b013e318177a6ed