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meperidine and Convulsions, Grand Mal

meperidine has been researched along with Convulsions, Grand Mal in 6 studies

Meperidine: A narcotic analgesic that can be used for the relief of most types of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and the pain of labor. Prolonged use may lead to dependence of the morphine type; withdrawal symptoms appear more rapidly than with morphine and are of shorter duration.
pethidine : A piperidinecarboxylate ester that is piperidine which is substituted by a methyl group at position 1 and by phenyl and ethoxycarbonyl groups at position 4. It is an analgesic which is used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and labour pain.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"To report three cases of meperidine-related seizures when meperidine was administered via patient-controlled analgesia pump (PCAP) and to review literature related to meperidine-associated seizures."8.78Meperidine-related seizures associated with patient-controlled analgesia pumps. ( Hagmeyer, KO; Mauro, LS; Mauro, VF, 1993)
"To report three cases of meperidine-related seizures when meperidine was administered via patient-controlled analgesia pump (PCAP) and to review literature related to meperidine-associated seizures."4.78Meperidine-related seizures associated with patient-controlled analgesia pumps. ( Hagmeyer, KO; Mauro, LS; Mauro, VF, 1993)
"Meperidine is a widely prescribed opioid analgesic used in a variety of clinical situations."1.30Meperidine-induced generalized seizures with normal renal function. ( Marinella, MA, 1997)

Research

Studies (6)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (16.67)18.7374
1990's3 (50.00)18.2507
2000's2 (33.33)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Hochman, MS1
Hagmeyer, KO1
Mauro, LS1
Mauro, VF1
Marinella, MA1
Emerson, GM1
Oxer, HF1
Hassan, H1
Bastani, B1
Gellens, M1
Knight, B1
Thomson, N1
Perry, G1

Reviews

1 review available for meperidine and Convulsions, Grand Mal

ArticleYear
Meperidine-related seizures associated with patient-controlled analgesia pumps.
    The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 1993, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; Analgesics; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Female; Humans; Ketorolac;

1993

Other Studies

5 other studies available for meperidine and Convulsions, Grand Mal

ArticleYear
Meperidine-associated myoclonus and seizures in long-term hemodialysis patients.
    Annals of neurology, 1983, Volume: 14, Issue:5

    Topics: Epilepsies, Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Female; Humans; Male; Meperidine; Middle Aged; Renal

1983
Meperidine-induced generalized seizures with normal renal function.
    Southern medical journal, 1997, Volume: 90, Issue:5

    Topics: Abdominal Pain; Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Chronic Disease; Epilepsy, Ton

1997
Unusual causes of convulsions in a hyperbaric chamber.
    Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 1998,Summer, Volume: 25, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Diving; Epilepsy, Generalized; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Female; Humans; Hy

1998
Successful treatment of normeperidine neurotoxicity by hemodialysis.
    American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2000, Volume: 35, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Analgesics, Opioid; Epilepsies, Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Female; Half-Life; Humans;

2000
Seizures due to norpethidine toxicity.
    Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine, 2000, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Female; Humans; Meperidine; Middle Aged

2000