Tetanus: treatment
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Tetanus: treatment. Metronidazole with Penicillin. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Main antibiotics
- Metronidazole with Penicillin
- Penicillin may cause hyperexcitability and seizures in high doses
Alternative antibiotics
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Treatment of spasms
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Other treatments
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Treatment of complications
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References
- Goonetilleke A, Harris JB. Clostridial neurotoxins. JNNP 2004; 75(Suppl III):iii35-iii39.
- Doshi A, Warrell C, Dahdaleh D, Kullman D. Just a graze? Cephalic tetanus presenting as a stroke mimic. Pract Neurol 2014; 14:39-41.
- Farrar JJ, Yen LM, Cook T, et al. Tetanus. JNNP 2000; 69:292-301.
- Kaji S, Shibayama H, Sato S, Fukutake T. Acute camptocormia as the presenting symptom of tetanus. JNNP 2014; 85:936-937.
