Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy after Bee Sting and Treatment with Zolpidem: A Case Report
Turgay Demir, Miray Erdem, Aygül Tantik, Şebnem Bıçakcı
Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Adana, Turkey
Keywords: Encephalopathy, hypoxia, zolpidem
Abstract
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a metabolic encephalopathy, develops as a result of cessation or reduction of oxygen and blood flow to the brain. The clinical picture may vary in severity from minimal neurologic deficits to coma. In living patients, permanent neuropsychological sequelae can develop. Herein, we present a case of HIE that occured after anaphylactic reaction due to bee sting, which was treatedm with zolpidem.