Meperidine-induced reversible retrograde amnesia


Guneysel O., Onur O., Eroglu S., DENİZBAŞI ALTINOK A.

CURRENT THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, cilt.69, sa.2, ss.159-163, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

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INTRODUCTION: Meperidine is a synthetic opiold analog that is frequently prescribed for acute pain management. Normeperidine, the only active metabolite of meperidine, is neurotoxic and can cause significant central nervous system adverse events.