Carbamazepine
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Reactions 385 - 25 Jan 1992 Carbamazepine Encephalopathy: case report Confusion of 4 days’ duration led to the admission of a 63-year-old woman who had received carbamazepine and phenytoin for 4 years to control epilepsy. Asterixis, ECG abnormalities and hyperammonaemia were also observed, and encephalopathy was diagnosed. Carbamazepine-induced encephalopathy was suspected when the patient failed to respond to appropriate therapy. Carbamazepine withdrawal was followed by significant patient improvement. The patient was discharged receiving phenytoin alone Donnet A, et al. Carbamazepine-induced toxic encephalopathy. Annales de Medecine Interne 142: 391-392, No. 5, 1991 [Translated from the original published in French] - France 800111008 1 Reactions 25 Jan 1992 No. 385 0114-9954/10/0385-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved
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Reactions 385 - 25 Jan 1992
Carbamazepine
Encephalopathy: case reportConfusion of 4 days’ duration led to the admission of a
63-year-old woman who had received carbamazepine andphenytoin for 4 years to control epilepsy. Asterixis, ECGabnormalities and hyperammonaemia were also observed,and encephalopathy was diagnosed. Carbamazepine-inducedencephalopathy was suspected when the patient failed torespond to appropriate therapy. Carbamazepine withdrawalwas followed by significant patient improvement. The patientwas discharged receiving phenytoin aloneDonnet A, et al. Carbamazepine-induced toxic encephalopathy. Annales deMedecine Interne 142: 391-392, No. 5, 1991 [Translated from the originalpublished in French] - France 800111008
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Reactions 25 Jan 1992 No. 3850114-9954/10/0385-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved
