%0 Journal Article %1 Fitzgerald1990 %A Fitzgerald, D. A. %A Hanson, R. M. %A West, C. %A Martin, F. %A Brown, J. %A Kilham, H. A. %D 1990 %J J Paediatr Child Health %K Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Cyclopentolate; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Humans; Male; Ophthalmic Solutions; Phenylacetates %N 2 %P 106--107 %T Seizures associated with 1% cyclopentolate eyedrops. %V 26 %X A 4.5 year old boy with cerebral palsy presented with seizures associated with facial flushing and tachycardia following the instillation of 1\% cyclopentolate, a commonly used mydriatic in paediatric practice. He had no prior history of convulsions. This case demonstrates the uncommon, though serious, atropine-like side effect of cyclopentolate eyedrops (Cyclogyl, Alcon) in usual dosage in a brain damaged child without an epileptic focus.

@article{Fitzgerald1990, abstract = {A 4.5 year old boy with cerebral palsy presented with seizures associated with facial flushing and tachycardia following the instillation of 1\% cyclopentolate, a commonly used mydriatic in paediatric practice. He had no prior history of convulsions. This case demonstrates the uncommon, though serious, atropine-like side effect of cyclopentolate eyedrops (Cyclogyl, Alcon) in usual dosage in a brain damaged child without an epileptic focus.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:28:23.000+0200}, author = {Fitzgerald, D. A. and Hanson, R. M. and West, C. and Martin, F. and Brown, J. and Kilham, H. A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a6b3ee7d8e60892b16002a17a4c6d222/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {28f864dd0bfcf00152a104f9a48c4bd5}, intrahash = {a6b3ee7d8e60892b16002a17a4c6d222}, journal = {J Paediatr Child Health}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Cyclopentolate; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Humans; Male; Ophthalmic Solutions; Phenylacetates}, month = Apr, number = 2, pages = {106--107}, pmid = {2113819}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:28:23.000+0200}, title = {Seizures associated with 1% cyclopentolate eyedrops.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 26, year = 1990 }