p Electrocardiography abnormality in a suicide attempt with levetiracetam

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Comertpay E., Say B., EROĞLU O., DENİZ T., ÇOŞKUN F.

NEUROLOGY ASIA, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.817-819, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.54029/2021avv
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROLOGY ASIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.817-819
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Epilepsy, suicide, drug, arrhythmia, cardiotoxicity, EPILEPSY, OVERDOSE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We present a case of suicide attempt with levetiracetam (LEV) in an epilepsy patient. Multifocal ventricular contractions were observed together with bradycardia in this patient due to LEV overdose. Reported patient of LEV overdose in the literature rarely show electrocardiography findings. Although LEV is less toxic than other antiseizure medications, clinicians should be aware of its potential cardiac side effects.