Journal of the Indian Society of Toxicology
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 1

Refractory Status Epilepticus due to Ranolazine Toxicity in a Young Child

1Associate Professor-Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai

2Senior Fellow-Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai. Email-cdrprashant@yahoo.com, cdrprashant@rocketmail.com

3Assistant Professor-Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai. Email-nagotkar.leena@gmail.com

#Corresponding author: Associate Professor-Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, 401 ‘UTTUNG’ CHS. D L Vaidya Road, Dadar (west), Mumbai-400028. Email-dr.anupamamauskar@gmail.com; Mobile: +91 9769290107.

Online published on 21 August, 2018.

Abstract

Ranolazine is used as an anti-anginal and anti-arrhythmic drug in adults. Its use as antiepileptic is still under trial. We report a case of refractory status epilepticus due to accidental ingestion of ranolazine in a 3 year old child.

Keywords

Ranolazine Toxicity Child Refractory Status Epilepticus