Eucalyptus oil inhalation–induced seizure: A novel, underrecognized, preventable cause of acute symptomatic seizure

作者：Thomas Aerathu Mathew, Vikram Kamath, R. Shiva Kumar, Meghana Srinivas, Prarthana Hareesh, Rakesh Jadav, Sreekanta Swamy · 发表于：Epilepsia Open · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.1002/epi4.12065 · 被引用次数：25 · 研究领域：Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity、Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies、Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

Eucalyptus oil (EO) is an essential oil that is widely used across the globe as an over-the-counter remedy for common ailments. EO-induced seizure (EOIS) has not been recognized as an entity, and physicians rarely ask the history of exposure to eucalyptus oil when seeing a patient with first episode of seizure. Here we report 10 cases of EO inhalation-induced seizures seen over the past 2 years in three tertiary care hospitals. Eight patients had GTCS and two had CPS. We aim to raise awareness of seizures induced by exposure to eucalyptus oil.