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. 2012 Aug 23;3:93–101. doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S34399

Table 3.

Patients with serious adverse events reported

No Event Considered related to NECT Death Compatible with reactive encephalopathy?
1 Depressed level of consciousness with fever and death No Yes No
2 Coma with seizures and death Yes Yes Yes
3 Coma with seizures and fever Yes No Yes
4 Coma with hypotension, seizures, fever, and death Yes Yes Yes
5 Ataxia and urinary retention Yes No No
6 Psychotic reaction Yes No No
7 High fever and death No Yes No
8 High fever and death Yes Yes Yes
9 Agitation, abnormal behavior, fever, and encephalopathy Yes No Yes
10 Severe anemia and death No Yes No
11 Fever and seizures Yes No Yes
12 Fever, seizures, coma, and death Yes Yes Yes
13 Repeated seizures Yes No Yes
14 Severe dyspnea Yes No No
15 Seizure and encephalopathy Yes No Yes
16 Paralysis Yes No No
17 Seizure, confusion, paralysis Yes No Yes
18 Acute abdomen and death No Yes No
19 Confusion, coma, and death Yes Yes Yes

Abbreviation: NECT, nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy.