Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in patient without renal failure.

This case report describes neurotoxicity in an older patient on cefepime 2 g twice a day. The 81-year-old male patient developed non-convulsive status epilepticus during cefepime treatment with 1 g twice a day. There was recovery 30 days after discontinuation of cefepime.

Prognostic value of the collagen volume fraction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Background: In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), interstitial myocardial fibrosis is an important histological modification that has been associated with sudden death and evolution toward myocardial dilation.

Objective: To prospectively evaluate the prognostic value of the collagen volume fraction in HCM.

Methods: An endomyocardial biopsy of the right ventricle was successfully performed in 21 symptomatic patients with HCM.