When a seizure is not a real seizure!

Authors :: Getaw Worku Hassen
Ferdinand Visco
Ely Gracia
Gerald Pekler
Sameer Chaudhari
Soheila Talebi
Ola Olatunde
Farzaneh Ghobadi
Source :: The American journal of emergency medicine. 34(4)
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: We report here 2 cases of methadone induced Torsades de Pointes with a clinical presentation mimicking convulsive seizures in a substance abuser. These cases highlight the importance of being aware of methadone-induced Torsades de Pointes and the occasional atypical clinical presentations of this condition.

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