Title: Seizures in a Child Sedated with Ketamine: A Rare Presentation
Authors: Dr Snigdha Bellapukonda, Dr Vikas Kumar, Dr Rajeev Chauhan, Dr Sunder Lal Negi, Dr Neeharika Sriram
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i3.124
Abstract
Pediatric procedural sedation outside the operating room is increasing in frequency and it's challenging. The main goals of pediatric sedation during radiologic imaging is to provide anxiety relief, pain control and control of excessive movement. Intravenous (IV) ketamine is commonly used for radiologic procedures. In our case report, a 9-year-old child developed generalized tonic-clonic seizures while undergoing Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) for torticollis after ketamine IV injection.
Keywords: sedation; tonic-clonic seizure; ketamine; pediatric; intravenous.
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