Continuous intravenous flumazenil infusion in a patient with chlordiazepoxide toxicity and hepatic encephalopathy

M. Al-Halawani; Parijat Sen; Yazan Abdeen; Hamid Shaaban; Allan J. Klukowicz; Richard A. Miller

doi:10.4103/0974-2700.145422

Continuous intravenous flumazenil infusion in a patient with chlordiazepoxide toxicity and hepatic encephalopathy

M. Al-Halawani, Parijat Sen, Yazan Abdeen, Hamid Shaaban, Allan J. Klukowicz, Richard A. Miller

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Abstract

Flumazenil, a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, is the drug of choice for the diagnosis and treatment of benzodiazepine overdose. We are presenting a patient with chronic alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease, who came with alcohol withdrawal symptoms and treated chlordiazepoxide. Subsequently he developed a prolonged change in mental status that required treatment for benzodiazepine overdose and hepatic encephalopathy with flumazenil infusion for 28 days.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	58-60
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.145422
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

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Chlordiazepoxide
flumazenil
hepatic encephalopathy

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Continuous intravenous flumazenil infusion in a patient with chlordiazepoxide toxicity and hepatic encephalopathy

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