Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity in a patient with coronary artery bypass
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We present here a case of 58-year-old male operated for coronary artery bypass graft surgery with four grafts. He developed neurologic symptoms with injection cefepime which recovered after withdrawal of the drug.
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