Carbamazepine-Induced Nonepileptic Myoclonus in a Child with Autism and Epilepsy

Kirik S., YİŞ U.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY, cilt.10, sa.03, ss.121-123, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 03
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-0040-1721731
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.121-123
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: myoclonus, carbamazepine, child, NEGATIVE MYOCLONUS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study deals with a child with different type of seizures several times in week and unresponsive to antiepileptic drugs. Distinguishing between epileptic seizure and motor tic in a patient diagnosed with epilepsy and autism can be challenging. In this study we present a boy on carbamazepine (CBZ) therapy. In the first days of treatment seizure frequency decreased, but after CBZ treatment dosage reached 15mg/kg/day (at the 25th day of the treatment), he presented to the clinic describing several episodes of myoclonus. There were no changes in electroencephalography during the myoclonus. In follow-up, myoclonus was not described after the cessation of CBZ.