Myoclonic status epilepticus following repeated oral ingestion of colloidal silver.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors report a case of a 71-year-old man who developed myoclonic status epilepticus and coma after daily ingestion of colloidal silver for 4 months resulting in high levels of silver in plasma, erythrocytes, and CSF. Despite plasmapheresis, he remained in a persistent vegetative state until his death 5.5 months later. Silver products can cause irreversible neurologic toxicity associated with poor outcome.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Argyria
- Colloids
- Epilepsies, Myoclonic
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Silver
- Status Epilepticus