Author/Authors :
Sen, Huseyin Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpasa Training Hospital - Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Algul, Ayhan Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpasa Training Hospital - Department of Psychiatry, Turkey , Senol, Mehmet Guney Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpasa Training Hospital - Department of Neurology, Turkey , Ates, Alpay Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpasa Training Hospital - Department of Psychiatry, Turkey , Kilic, Emre Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpasa Training Hospital - Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Ozkan, Sezai Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpasa Training Hospital - Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey , Dagli, Guner Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpasa Training Hospital - Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Turkey
Abstract :
In this report a 20-year-old male patient who had suffered tonic-clonic seizure after a single induction dose of etomidate until a bispectral index value of 60 is presented. Our best knowledge, this case is the first report of pure etomidate (with induction dose) induced generalized tonic clonic seizure proven with EEG. Anaesthesiologists should be careful against such a complication even in the induction stage of anaesthesia during etomidate use.
