Ketamine Induced Generalized Convulsive Seizure in a Healthy 6-Year-Old Male Undergoing Procedural Sedation

Ketamine Induced Generalized Convulsive Seizure in a Healthy 6-Year-Old  Male Undergoing Procedural Sedation

Author(s)

Moza Al Noaimi, Shaibaz Hussain, Ghada Al Qassim

Abstract

It is not clear whether Ketamine has proconvulsant or anticonvulsant characteristics. Some studies claim that it possesses anticonvulsant neuroprotective qualities, others found that Ketamine caused seizures ranging from epileptiform activity on EEGs to generalized motor seizures in epileptic patients.

We report a case of a healthy six-year-old male who underwent Ketamine procedural sedation and developed a generalized tonic-clonic seizure which was aborted by benzodiazepine.

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Bahrain Med Bull 2020; 42 (1): 79 – 80

Available on: https://www.bahrainmedicalbulletin.com/MARCH2020/MAR2020_KETAMINE.pdf)