SEIZURE DISORDER WITH LEVETIRACETAM INDUCED PSYCHOSIS - A CASE REPORT
Revathi P*, Jeyaseelan Senthinath T, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P, Manickavasagam S
ABSTRACT
Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disorder and is one
of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases in the world.
Levetiracetam (LEV) is a broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug (AED)
that has been shown to be effective for a variety of seizure types in
adults and children. We report a child with epilepsy during LEV
therapy, developed dose dependent acute psychosis aggravated by
another AED tablet Lacosamide.
Keywords: Epilepsy, Antiepileptic drug, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide, adverse effects, acute psychosis.
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