Mathew Thomas, Kamath Vikram, Kumar R Shiva, Srinivas Meghana, Hareesh Prarthana, Jadav Rakesh, Swamy Sreekanta
Department of Neurology St. John's Medical College Hospital Bengaluru Karnataka India.
Department of Neurology Apollo Hospital Bengaluru Karnataka India.
Epilepsia Open. 2017 Jul 4;2(3):350-354. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12065. eCollection 2017 Sep.
Eucalyptus oil (EO) is an essential oil that is widely used across the globe as an over-the-counter remedy for common ailments. EO-induced seizure (EOIS) has not been recognized as an entity, and physicians rarely ask the history of exposure to eucalyptus oil when seeing a patient with first episode of seizure. Here we report 10 cases of EO inhalation-induced seizures seen over the past 2 years in three tertiary care hospitals. Eight patients had GTCS and two had CPS. We aim to raise awareness of seizures induced by exposure to eucalyptus oil.
桉叶油(EO)是一种精油,在全球范围内被广泛用作非处方的常见疾病治疗药物。桉叶油诱发的癫痫发作(EOIS)尚未被确认为一种疾病实体,医生在诊治首次发作癫痫的患者时很少询问其接触桉叶油的病史。在此,我们报告过去两年在三家三级医疗机构中见到的10例因吸入桉叶油诱发癫痫发作的病例。8例患者发生全身强直阵挛性发作(GTCS),2例发生复杂部分性发作(CPS)。我们旨在提高对接触桉叶油诱发癫痫发作的认识。