Acute Delirious State After ε-Amino Caproic Acid Administration

Abstract

Prior to i.v. pyelography, a patient known to have iodine hypersensitivity was injected i.v. with a bolus of 2 g .epsilon.-amino caproic acid (EACA, used clinically to control bleeding). Immediately following the injection, the patient developed an acute episode manifested by a delirious state, with auditory, visual, and kinesthetic hallucinations. The entire episode lasted 8 min, and no residual psychiatric or neurologic symptoms were observed.