Jeimy Natalia Giraldo Urrea
Colombia
Case Report
Levetiracetam-Induced Psychosis in a Patient with Epilepsy
Author(s): José Fernando Hernández P, Julio César Moreno C, Jeimy Natalia Giraldo Urrea, Juan Pablo Durán A and Sergio F Ramirez GJosé Fernando Hernández P, Julio César Moreno C, Jeimy Natalia Giraldo Urrea, Juan Pablo Durán A and Sergio F Ramirez G
Epilepsy is one of the most common diseases in the neurological practice. Its pharmacological treatment includes the use of antiepileptic drugs, which in general have a wide margin of tolerability and a good side effect profile. However, antiepileptic drug treatment can induce psychosis in some patients. Risk in increased with certain medications such as levetiracetam .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2378-5756.1000422