SEIZURE DISORDERS

Electroconvulsive therapy and antibiotics: a case report.

The reported neurotoxic effects of the fluoroquinolones include insomnia, seizures, delirium, and psychosis

Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics with central excitatory side effects.

Concomitant Use of NSAIDs With Norfloxacin (Noroxin) May Increase Seizure Risk

Orofacial dyskinesia after ofloxacin treatment.

Prolonged Electroconvulsive Therapy Seizure in a Patient Taking Ciprofloxacin. Journal of ECT. 21(1):43-44, March 2005.
Kisa, Cebrail MD; Yildirim, Sema G MD; Aydemir, Cigdem MD; Cebeci, Sevsen MD; Goka, Erol MD
"...the extended seizure in this patient is thought to be related to ciprofloxacin..."


Ciprofloxacin-induced oral facial dyskinesia in a patient with normal liver and renal function.

Generalized seizure and toxic epidermal necrolysis following levofloxacin exposure.
Christie MJ, Wong K, Ting RH, Tam PY, Sikaneta TG. University of Toronto, Nephrology Associates, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough.


Levofloxacin-induced-neurological adverse events such as convulsion, involuntary movement (tremor, myoclonus and chorea like), visual hallucination in two elderly patients
Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. 1999 Mar;36(3):213-7.


Seizures Associated with Fluoroquinolones

Possible gatifloxacin-induced seizure.
Quigley CA, Lederman JR.
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University Chicago, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1235, USA. cquigl@midwestern.edu


Generalized seizure and toxic epidermal necrolysis following levofloxacin exposure.
Christie MJ, Wong K, Ting RH, Tam PY, Sikaneta TG.
University of Toronto, Nephrology Associates, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough.

Additional References


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Arch Intern Med. 2001 Oct 8;161(18):2261-2.
Myoclonus and generalized seizures associated with gatifloxacin treatment.
Marinella MA.
Dayton, Ohio.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/161/18/2261