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Cyclopentolate hydrochloride
See also Anticholinergic drugs
General information
Cyclopentolate is an anticholinergic drug used in eye-drops as a mydriatic. It can cause both local [ ] and systemic adverse reactions [ , ].
Organs and systems
Nervous system
Seizures have occasionally been reported after the use of cyclopentolate [ ], as has dysarthria [ ], in one case accompanied by an inability to walk, disequilibrium, and disorientation in a 4-year-old boy [ ].
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A 55-year-old man lost consciousness after receiving topical cyclopentolate hydrochloride 1% for routine fundoscopic examination; an MRI scan showed a midbrain hemorrhage [ ].
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