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diphenhydramine and Seizures

diphenhydramine has been researched along with Seizures in 45 studies

Diphenhydramine: A histamine H1 antagonist used as an antiemetic, antitussive, for dermatoses and pruritus, for hypersensitivity reactions, as a hypnotic, an antiparkinson, and as an ingredient in common cold preparations. It has some undesired antimuscarinic and sedative effects.
diphenhydramine : An ether that is the benzhydryl ether of 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol. It is a H1-receptor antagonist used as a antipruritic and antitussive drug.
antitussive : An agent that suppresses cough. Antitussives have a central or a peripheral action on the cough reflex, or a combination of both. Compare with expectorants, which are considered to increase the volume of secretions in the respiratory tract, so facilitating their removal by ciliary action and coughing, and mucolytics, which decrease the viscosity of mucus, facilitating its removal by ciliary action and expectoration.

Seizures: Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as EPILEPSY or seizure disorder.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
", doses of individual drugs) that induced seizure-like events, and identified diphenhydramine, enoxacin, strychnine and theophylline as "seizure-inducing" drugs, which have indeed been reported to induce seizures in clinical situations."4.98[Machine Learning-based Prediction of Seizure-inducing Action as an Adverse Drug Effect]. ( Gao, M; Ikegaya, Y; Sato, M, 2018)
"A 13-month-old male who ingested 20 diphenhydramine (25 mg) tablets presented with seizures and ultimately progressed to status epilepticus and wide-complex tachycardia."3.77Survival after diphenhydramine ingestion with hemodialysis in a toddler. ( Hendrickson, RG; Horowitz, BZ; McKeown, NJ; West, PL, 2011)
" Initial electrocardiograms revealed sinus tachycardia at a rate of 180 beats per minute, a prolonged QRS of 130 milliseconds (from a baseline of 65 milliseconds), and a positive terminal R wave in aVR, which later resolved after sodium bicarbonate treatment."3.77Wide complex tachycardia in a pediatric diphenhydramine overdose treated with sodium bicarbonate. ( Cole, JB; Gross, EA; Smith, SW; Stellpflug, SJ, 2011)
" Although physostigmine is considered an acceptable antidote for severe DPH toxicity, adverse effects such as seizures and cholinergic crisis may occur."3.71Physostigmine, sodium bicarbonate, or hypertonic saline to treat diphenhydramine toxicity. ( Engebretsen, KM; Harris, CR; Holger, JS, 2002)
"Overdosage of diphenhydramine may result in the development of anticholinergic symptoms, seizures, and coma."3.66Massive diphenhydramine overdose resulting in death. ( Anderson, GM; Krenzelok, EP; Mirick, M, 1982)
"Diphenhydramine has not been previously identified as a medication likely to form a pharmacobezoar and has not been shown to be radiopaque."1.46Adolescent with prolonged toxidrome. ( Banner, W; Johnson, J; Williams, K, 2017)
"Pretreatment of amitriptyline, but not diphenhydramine, before scopolamine treatment suppressed the incidence of convulsions."1.36Scopolamine-induced convulsions in fasted mice after food intake: evaluation of the sedative effect in the suppression of convulsions. ( Baran, E; Enginar, N; Karamürsel, Y; Nurten, A; Zengin, A, 2010)
"In this study, electroconvulsion was induced by stimulating rats using ear-clip electrodes, and the durations of electroencephalogram (EEG) seizure, tonic extensor (TE) seizure and clonic (CL) seizure induced by maximal electroshock were measured."1.34Influences of histamine H1 receptor antagonists on maximal electroshock seizure in infant rats. ( Ago, J; Ishikawa, T; Kamei, C; Matsumoto, N; Murakami, A; Rahman, A; Takechi, K, 2007)
"Diphenhydramine was administered orally in the dose schedules of once daily (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) and twice daily (5, 10 and 20 mg/kg) in separate groups during the withdrawal period."1.30Evaluation of inhibitory effect of diphenhydramine on benzodiazepine dependence in rats. ( Gupta, MB; Nath, C; Patnaik, GK; Saxena, RC, 1997)
"Of 233 charts coded as involving seizures, 191 occurred in humans and were available for analysis."1.29Seizures associated with poisoning and drug overdose. ( Benowitz, NL; Blanc, PD; Dyer, JE; Kearney, TE; Olson, KR, 1993)
"Generalized tonic clonic seizures continued despite conventional therapy."1.28Accidental childhood death from diphenhydramine overdosage. ( Dean, BS; Goetz, CM; Krenzelok, EP; Lopez, G, 1990)
"Glycogen was depleted only by amphetamine-like compounds or by bemegride-induced convulsions."1.25Physiological and drug-induced changes in the glycogen content of mouse brain. ( Hutchins, DA; Rogers, KJ, 1970)

Research

Studies (45)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199022 (48.89)18.7374
1990's7 (15.56)18.2507
2000's5 (11.11)29.6817
2010's10 (22.22)24.3611
2020's1 (2.22)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Darracq, MA1
Thornton, SL1
Johnson, J1
Williams, K1
Banner, W1
Gao, M2
Sato, M1
Ikegaya, Y2
Vyas, D1
Lackey, G1
McCulloh, RJ1
Li, K1
Gugelmann, H1
Tabas, JA1
Ueda, T1
Igata, H1
Takeuchi, A1
Sato, K1
Irioka, T1
Yamanami, A1
Uchida, N1
Iwase, M1
Yasuhara, H1
Mizusawa, H1
Enginar, N1
Nurten, A1
Karamürsel, Y1
Zengin, A1
Baran, E1
McKeown, NJ1
West, PL1
Hendrickson, RG1
Horowitz, BZ1
Pyle, R1
Scott, M1
Bartholomew, J1
McGrath, S1
Moffett, B1
Cole, JB1
Stellpflug, SJ1
Gross, EA1
Smith, SW1
DE SALVA, S1
WEINBERG, WA1
BAUER, AR1
HOWARD, PJ1
CAHEN, R1
BOUCHERLE, A1
BESTER, JF1
Nine, JS1
Rund, CR1
Saxena, M1
Gaur, S1
Prathipati, P1
Saxena, AK1
Ishikawa, T1
Takechi, K1
Rahman, A1
Ago, J1
Matsumoto, N1
Murakami, A1
Kamei, C1
Krenzelok, EP2
Anderson, GM1
Mirick, M1
Altorfer, R1
Olson, KR1
Kearney, TE1
Dyer, JE1
Benowitz, NL1
Blanc, PD1
Goodfellow, LM1
Chan, AT1
Yeo, W1
Leung, WT1
Johnson, PJ1
Nath, C1
Patnaik, GK1
Saxena, RC1
Gupta, MB1
Holger, JS1
Harris, CR1
Engebretsen, KM1
Lewis, D1
Isaac, L1
Verrill, PJ1
Obeid, AI1
Johnson, L1
Potts, J1
Mookherjee, S1
Eich, RH1
Lourwood, DL1
Berchou, RC1
Louis-Ferdinand, RT1
Hue, V1
Meneguz, C1
Martinot, A1
Leclerc, F1
Goetz, CM1
Lopez, G1
Dean, BS1
Iorio, LC1
Cohen-Winston, M1
Barnett, A1
Sanderson, JH1
Cowdell, RH1
Higgins, G1
Okuma, T1
Kuba, K1
Matsushita, T1
Nakao, T1
Fujii, S1
Shimoda, Y1
Dashputra, PG1
Sharma, ML1
Jagtap, MK1
Khapre, MD1
Rajapurkar, MV1
Chusid, JG1
Kopeloff, LM1
Frank, GB2
Jhamandas, K2
Kita, T1
Hata, T1
Murakami, T1
Siroky, N1
McManus, WF1
Hunt, JL1
Pruitt, BA1
Hutchins, DA1
Rogers, KJ1
Kato, M1

Reviews

2 reviews available for diphenhydramine and Seizures

ArticleYear
[Machine Learning-based Prediction of Seizure-inducing Action as an Adverse Drug Effect].
    Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 2018, Volume: 138, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Diphenhydramine; Drug Discovery; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Drug-Related Side Effects an

2018
Fatality from diphenhydramine monointoxication: a case report and review of the infant, pediatric, and adult literature.
    The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology, 2006, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Accidents; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Child; Child, Preschool

2006

Other Studies

43 other studies available for diphenhydramine and Seizures

ArticleYear
A different challenge with Benadryl: adolescent diphenhydramine ingestions reported to National Poison Database System, 2007-2020.
    Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2022, Volume: 60, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Diphenhydramine; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Eating; Humans; Poison

2022
Adolescent with prolonged toxidrome.
    Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2017, Volume: 55, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Bezoars; Cholinergic Antagonists; Diphenhydramine; Drug Overdose; Emergency Service, Hos

2017
Acute overdose: suicide attempt.
    Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 2013, Volume: 8, Issue:4

    Topics: Acetaminophen; Acetylcysteine; Adolescent; Antidotes; Charcoal; Diphenhydramine; Drug Overdose; Educ

2013
Young Woman With Seizures.
    Annals of emergency medicine, 2015, Volume: 66, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Diagnosis, Differential; Diphenhydramine; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography; Emergency Servi

2015
[A case of opsoclonus due to diphenhydramine overdose in which ECG change could be used to predict convulsion].
    Chudoku kenkyu : Chudoku Kenkyukai jun kikanshi = The Japanese journal of toxicology, 2014, Volume: 27, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Diphenhydramine; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography; Female; Humans; Oc

2014
Machine learning-based prediction of adverse drug effects: An example of seizure-inducing compounds.
    Journal of pharmacological sciences, 2017, Volume: 133, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; CA1 Region, Hippocampal; Diphenhydramine; Enoxacin; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Mice; Mice,

2017
Opsoclonus caused by diphenhydramine self-poisoning.
    Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:1

    Topics: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Coma; Diphenhydramine; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Male; Ocu

2009
Scopolamine-induced convulsions in fasted mice after food intake: evaluation of the sedative effect in the suppression of convulsions.
    Epilepsy research, 2010, Volume: 89, Issue:1

    Topics: Amitriptyline; Animals; Body Weight; Chlorpromazine; Diphenhydramine; Eating; Food Deprivation; Hypn

2010
Survival after diphenhydramine ingestion with hemodialysis in a toddler.
    Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology, 2011, Volume: 7, Issue:2

    Topics: Diphenhydramine; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Infant; Injections, Intramuscular; Male; Midazolam

2011
Accidental polydipsia and hyponatremia from diphenhydramine urinary retention.
    The American journal of medicine, 2011, Volume: 124, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Diphenhydramine; Drinking; Fluid Therapy; Histamine H1 Antagonists; Humans; Hyponatremia; Male

2011
Wide complex tachycardia in a pediatric diphenhydramine overdose treated with sodium bicarbonate.
    Pediatric emergency care, 2011, Volume: 27, Issue:12

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Cholinergic Antagonists; Diphenhydramine; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography; Emerg

2011
Effect of drugs on EST in various endocrine deficient states.
    Archives internationales de pharmacodynamie et de therapie, 1963, Apr-01, Volume: 142

    Topics: Adrenalectomy; Diphenhydramine; Ephedrine; Hydantoins; Hypophysectomy; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; M

1963
CONTROL OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR AND CONVULSIVE MANIFESTATIONS OF SEVERE SYSTEMIC TETANUS: CASE REPORT WITH A NEW DRUG, VALIUM (DIAZEPAM).
    Clinical pediatrics, 1964, Volume: 3

    Topics: Amobarbital; Child; Diazepam; Diphenhydramine; Humans; Neurologic Manifestations; Penicillins; Pheno

1964
ENCEPHALITIS FOLLOWING MODIFIED MEASLES.
    Henry Ford Hospital medical bulletin, 1964, Volume: 12

    Topics: Child; Diphenhydramine; Drug Therapy; Electroencephalography; Encephalitis; Encephalomyelitis, Acute

1964
[CENTRAL EFFECT OF (TRICHLORO-1',1',1'-HYDROXY-2'-ETHYL)-3-DIPHENYL-5,5-TETRAHYDROGLYOXALINE-ONE 4].
    Comptes rendus des seances de la Societe de biologie et de ses filiales, 1964, Volume: 158

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Barbiturates; Behavior, Animal; Biphenyl Compounds; Diphenhydramine; Elect

1964
SCREENING OF FIVE NEW SYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS FOR ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY.
    Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 1965, Volume: 54

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Benzoates; Diphenhydramine; Pharmacology; Rats; Research; Seizures; Sulfanilamide;

1965
Synthesis of some substituted pyrazinopyridoindoles and 3D QSAR studies along with related compounds: piperazines, piperidines, pyrazinoisoquinolines, and diphenhydramine, and its semi-rigid analogs as antihistamines (H1).
    Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2006, Dec-15, Volume: 14, Issue:24

    Topics: Animals; Diphenhydramine; Guinea Pigs; Histamine Antagonists; Ileum; Indoles; Male; Mice; Molecular

2006
Influences of histamine H1 receptor antagonists on maximal electroshock seizure in infant rats.
    Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 2007, Volume: 30, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Animals; Animals, Suckling; Chlorpheniramine; Cyproheptadine; Dibenzazepines;

2007
Massive diphenhydramine overdose resulting in death.
    Annals of emergency medicine, 1982, Volume: 11, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Diphenhydramine; Female; Gastric Lavage; Heart Arrest; Humans; Res

1982
[Diphenhydramine poisoning (author's transl)].
    Schweizerische Rundschau fur Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de medecine Praxis, 1981, Apr-14, Volume: 70, Issue:16

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antidotes; Diphenhydramine; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Psychoses, Substa

1981
Seizures associated with poisoning and drug overdose.
    The American journal of emergency medicine, 1993, Volume: 11, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Caus

1993
Action stat. Adverse reaction to benadryl.
    Nursing, 1996, Volume: 26, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin; Anti-Allergic Agents; Coma; Diphenhydramine; Drug Eruptions; Emergency Nursing;

1996
Thromboembolic events with paclitaxel.
    Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)), 1996, Volume: 8, Issue:2

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Breast Neoplasms; Cerebral Infarction; Diphenhydramine; Female; H

1996
Evaluation of inhibitory effect of diphenhydramine on benzodiazepine dependence in rats.
    Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology, 1997, Volume: 41, Issue:1

    Topics: Acoustic Stimulation; Administration, Oral; Aggression; Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Body Temperatu

1997
Physostigmine, sodium bicarbonate, or hypertonic saline to treat diphenhydramine toxicity.
    Veterinary and human toxicology, 2002, Volume: 44, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antidotes; Diphenhydramine; Male; Physostigmine; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Seizures; Sodi

2002
Effects of antihistaminic drugs on feline brain monoamine metabolism.
    Biochemical pharmacology, 1977, Jan-15, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Body Temperature; Cats; Diphenhydramine; Dopamine; Electroencephalography; Histamine H1 Ant

1977
Adverse reactions to local anaesthetics and vasoconstrictor drugs.
    The Practitioner, 1975, Volume: 214, Issue:1281

    Topics: Anaphylaxis; Anesthesia, Dental; Anesthetics, Local; Arteriosclerosis; Blood Pressure; Coronary Dise

1975
Fluid therapy in severe systemic reaction to radiopaque dye.
    Annals of internal medicine, 1975, Volume: 83, Issue:3

    Topics: Anaphylaxis; Blood Pressure; Cardiac Catheterization; Contrast Media; Diphenhydramine; Drug Hypersen

1975
Diminished mephobarbital anticonvulsant action following diphenhydramine pretreatment.
    Research communications in chemical pathology and pharmacology, 1992, Volume: 77, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Diphenhydramine; Drug Interactions; Female; Mephobarbital; Mice; Pentylenetetrazole; Seizur

1992
[Antihistamines and antidepressants: poisoning with similar symptoms].
    Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 1990, Oct-27, Volume: 19, Issue:35

    Topics: Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Child, Preschool; Diphenhydramine; Drug Combinations; Humans; Male; Methaqualo

1990
Accidental childhood death from diphenhydramine overdosage.
    The American journal of emergency medicine, 1990, Volume: 8, Issue:4

    Topics: Diphenhydramine; Humans; Infant; Male; Seizures

1990
Interaction studies in mice of SCH 29851, a potential non-sedating antihistamine, with commonly used therapeutic agents.
    Agents and actions, 1986, Volume: 18, Issue:5-6

    Topics: Animals; Benzhydryl Compounds; Diphenhydramine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electroshock; Hexo

1986
Fatal poisoning with methaqualone and diphenhydramine.
    Lancet (London, England), 1966, Oct-08, Volume: 2, Issue:7467

    Topics: Diphenhydramine; Female; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Methaqualone; Middle Aged; Paraldehyde;

1966
Study on 14 and 6 per second positive spikes during nocturnal sleep.
    Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology, 1968, Volume: 25, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Brain; Brain Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Diphenhydramine; Elect

1968
Modification of metrazol induced convulsions in rats by antihistaminics.
    Archives internationales de pharmacodynamie et de therapie, 1966, Volume: 160, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Diphenhydramine; Histamine H1 Antagonists; Pentylenetetrazole; Pheniramine; Piperazines; Pr

1966
Use of chronic irritative foci in laboratory evaluation of antiepileptic drugs.
    Epilepsia, 1969, Volume: 10, Issue:2

    Topics: Aluminum; Aminobutyrates; Animals; Bemegride; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Chlordiazepoxide; C

1969
Effects of drugs acting alone and in combination on the motor activity of intact mice.
    British journal of pharmacology, 1970, Volume: 39, Issue:4

    Topics: Adjuvants, Anesthesia; Aminobutyrates; Animals; Bemegride; Caffeine; Central Nervous System; Central

1970
[Introduction of mass psychology in animals to pharmacology. 6. Mutural relation in simultaneity convulsion and non-convulsin in E1-mice].
    Nihon yakurigaku zasshi. Folia pharmacologica Japonica, 1970, Jul-20, Volume: 66, Issue:4

    Topics: Amphetamine; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior, Animal; Caffeine; Camphor; Central Nervous Sy

1970
The management of difficult cases of epilepsy with mandrax.
    The Medical journal of Australia, 1972, May-20, Volume: 1, Issue:21

    Topics: Adolescent; Diphenhydramine; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Humans; Methaqualone; Seizures

1972
Postburn convulsive disorders in children.
    The Journal of trauma, 1974, Volume: 14, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Autopsy; Brain Edema; Burns; Carbenicillin; Child; Child, Preschool; Diphen

1974
Physiological and drug-induced changes in the glycogen content of mouse brain.
    British journal of pharmacology, 1970, Volume: 39, Issue:1

    Topics: Amphetamine; Animals; Bemegride; Body Temperature; Brain Chemistry; Caffeine; Catecholamines; Circad

1970
[Case of tonic seizure].
    No to shinkei = Brain and nerve, 1970, Volume: 22, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Arm; Benzazepines; Diphenhydramine; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans; Injections, Int

1970
Effects of general depressant drugs on the electrical responses of isolated slabs of cat's cerebral cortex.
    British journal of pharmacology, 1970, Volume: 39, Issue:4

    Topics: Action Potentials; Aminobutyrates; Anesthesia, General; Anesthesia, Local; Animals; Cats; Cerebral C

1970