Carbamazepine may trigger new-onset epileptic seizures in an individual with autism spectrum disorders: a case report

We herein report a case of new-onset epileptic seizures induced by carbamazepine in an individual with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We clinicians should bear in mind the possibility that epileptic seizures may possibly be either precipitated or exacerbated by carbamazepine especially in individu...

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Published inEuropean psychiatry Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 322 - 323
Main Authors Monji, Akira, Maekawa, Toshihiko, Yanagimoto, Kazuyuki, Yoshida, Ichiro, Hashioka, Sadayuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Elsevier SAS 01.08.2004
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Anticonvulsants - adverse effects
Autism spectrum disorders
Autistic Disorder - drug therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine - adverse effects
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic - chemically induced
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
New-onset epileptic seizures
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Toxicity: nervous system and muscle
Autism spectrum disorders
Carbamazepine
New-onset epileptic seizures
Self injury
Toxicity
Epilepsy
Male
Anticonvulsant
Developmental disorder
Behavioral disorder
Mood stabilizer
Neurological disorder
Human
Nervous system diseases
Induction
Tricyclic compound
Cerebral disorder
Case study
Autism
Symptomatology
Chemotherapy
Treatment
Convulsion
Central nervous system disease
Young adult
Dibenzazepine derivatives
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Summary:We herein report a case of new-onset epileptic seizures induced by carbamazepine in an individual with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We clinicians should bear in mind the possibility that epileptic seizures may possibly be either precipitated or exacerbated by carbamazepine especially in individuals with ASD.
ISSN:0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.001