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Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy 2021; 10(03): 121-123
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721731
Case Report

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

Serkan Kirik
1   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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Uluc Yis
2   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Konak, Turkey
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Abstract

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 presented a male child patient on carbamazepine (CBZ) therapy. In the first days of treatment seizure frequency decreased, but after CBZ treatment dosage reached 15 mg/kg/day (at the 25th day of the treatment), the patient 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.

Keywords

myoclonus - carbamazepine - child


Publication History

Received: 17 September 2020

Accepted: 03 November 2020

Article published online:
20 January 2021

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