Status epilepticus following enflurane anaesthesia

Abstract

Two patients had generalised convulsions which occurred several hours afer anaesthesia supplemented with enpurane. One patient had to be treated for life threatening status epilepticus 7 hours after anaesthesia and the other had a myoclonic convulsion 17 hours after recovery from anaesthesia. Neither had any relevant pre‐operative history of epilepsy or convulsions. Possible synergistic roles of the metabolite of atracurium. laudanosine, as well as of cephazolin and photic stimulation, are discussed. Copyright © 1986, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved