Hypotension and bradycardia in infants after the use of topical brimonidine and beta-blockers

Nils K. Mungan, Thomas W. Wilson, Ken K. Nischal, Gideon Koren, Alex V. Levin

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Abstract

Brimonidine is a selective alpha-2 adrenergic agonist used to treat glaucoma. There have been several reports of central nervous system depression after its use in infants.(1-4)We observed rapid-onset bradycardia and decreased blood pressure in addition to central nervous system depression in 2 infants who received concomitant topical brimonidine and beta-blockers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-70
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of AAPOS
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2003
Externally publishedYes

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