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administered by continuous intravenous infusion in the presence of impaired renal function.2 We suggest that our patient developed a severe irreversible encephalopathy secondary to cephaloridine administration in the presence of acute renal failure, which may itself have been related to the drug.Recognition of the encephalopathic potential of cephaloridine is important, especially in the presence of impaired renal function.We thank Dr M K Ward for permission to report this case.