Seizure Associated with Use of Visicol for Colonoscopy

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 347; no. 4; pp. 295 - 296
• Main Authors: Rose, Martin, Jacob, Leonard S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 25.07.2002
• Subjects: Cathartics - adverse effects; Colonoscopy; Humans; Hyponatremia - chemically induced; Hyponatremia - complications; Phosphates - adverse effects; Polyethylene Glycols - adverse effects; Seizures - etiology; Vasopressins - blood

To the Editor: Visicol has been prescribed more than 210,000 times since its introduction last year. The letter by Mackey et al. (June 27 issue) 1 describes four patients with seizures after the use of Visicol for colonic cleansing and suggests that the risk of seizures may be greater with this prod...