Carbamazepine

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Reactions 1506, p9-10 - 21 Jun 2014 S Carbamazepine Myoclonus: case report A 68-year-old woman developed myoclonus during treatment with carbamazepine [indication not stated]. She received carbamazepine at 600 mg/d [route not stated]. She developed severe myoclonus involving her trunk and limbs [duration of treatment to reaction onset not stated]. Carbamazepine was discontinued and her myoclonus regressed. Author comment: "[T]he patient developed severe myoclonus, involving trunk and limbs, in association with treatment with CBZ." Teodoro T, et al. Parkinsonism, myoclonus and focal signs in non-ketotic hyperglycemic chorea. European Journal of Neurology 21 (Suppl. S1): 669 abstr. PP4121, May 2014. Available from: URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/10.1111/ene.12497/abstract [abstract] - Portugal 803104980 1 Reactions 21 Jun 2014 No. 1506 0114-9954/14/1506-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2014 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

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Reactions 1506, p9-10 - 21 Jun 2014

SCarbamazepine

Myoclonus: case reportA 68-year-old woman developed myoclonus during

treatment with carbamazepine [indication not stated]. Shereceived carbamazepine at 600 mg/d [route not stated]. Shedeveloped severe myoclonus involving her trunk and limbs[duration of treatment to reaction onset not stated].Carbamazepine was discontinued and her myoclonusregressed.

Author comment: "[T]he patient developed severemyoclonus, involving trunk and limbs, in association withtreatment with CBZ."Teodoro T, et al. Parkinsonism, myoclonus and focal signs in non-ketotichyperglycemic chorea. European Journal of Neurology 21 (Suppl. S1): 669 abstr.PP4121, May 2014. Available from: URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ene.12497/abstract [abstract] - Portugal 803104980

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